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SUU KYI PARTY SPOKESPERSON SNATCHED BY MYANMAR JUNTA
- By The Financial District
- Mar 20, 2021
- 2 min read
A key spokesperson for the National League of Democracy (NLD), the party of ousted Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi, was detained on Friday, according to party members, as last month's coup continues to be opposed throughout the country, Bo Han and Ahmad Pathoni reported for Deutsche Presse-Agentur (dpa).
The spokesperson, Kyi Toe, and at least one other party member are now in custody, according to party member Phyo Zayar Thaw.
Kyi Toe has been the NLD member most often in contact with the media since the February 1 coup and the most responsible for sharing the party's comments in recent weeks. Party officials said they are worried he is now being tortured. The other detainee is reportedly a youth member of the NLD.
The military has been lashing out against huge sections of Myanmar society ever since the February 1 coup, largely because so many people have protested so regularly against the move to throw Suu Kyi out of power.
Clashes have grown deadlier in recent weeks, with the numbers of dead now past 220 and detentions also rising sharply. Worse, the military and police have not only conducted night-time raids on the homes of junta opponents and even torched their vehicles.
Indonesian President Joko Widodo on Friday called for an immediate end to violence in Myanmar and a summit of South-East Asian leaders to discuss the political crisis.
"Indonesia calls for an immediate end to the use of violence in Myanmar to prevent further loss of lives," Joko said at a news conference. Joko said the safety of the Myanmar people was paramount. "I will hold talks with the sultan of Brunei as chairman of ASEAN for the possibility of an ASEAN summit to discuss the crisis in Myanmar," he said, referring to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations.
Observers in Indonesia have urged Jakarta to help its neighbor back on the path to democracy, noting its assistance when Myanmar's military ceded power to a civilian government about a decade ago.
