Commander Min Aung Hlaing, the head of the military who carried out the coup in Myanmar, issued a statement to the public for the first time after the coup, saying, Has had to rule, "he insisted on the legitimacy of the coup.

Meanwhile, the military is believed to have released some of the detainees, but State Counselor Aung San Suu Kyi appears to remain under house arrest.

In Myanmar, the military detained Aung San Suu Kyi, President Win Min, and other ruling party executives one after another on the 1st, and took full control by a coup d'etat.



State television last night made its first statement to the public of commander Min Aung Hlaing, the head of the army, after the coup.



In this, the commander said, "Although there were more than 10 million votes in the general election last November, the investigation was not conducted and a new administration was likely to be inaugurated, so the military had to rule." , Claimed the legitimacy of the coup.



The commander also spoke at a meeting of executives, saying, "We need to move toward democracy that fits our reality, and we should be careful not to make mistakes."



On the other hand, according to the ruling party, NLD = National League for Democracy, the military released some of the detained people on the 2nd.



This includes ministers who are believed to have been dismissed by the military, and they are all in good health.



However, Mr. Shu Qi is under house arrest at his home in the capital Naypyidaw, and communication with the outside is cut off, so there is concern that the state of house arrest will be prolonged.

Many citizens protest in Yangon

In Yangon, Myanmar's largest city, many citizens have protested the detention of state counselors Aung San Suu Kyi by the military.



In the video from the site, many residents living in the apartment showed their protest by hitting the pots and cans they got in the balcony or in the room with the windows open, and the cars on the road kept honking. I am.

In Bangkok, appeal to the UN office

In Bangkok, the capital of Thailand, which is a neighboring country of Myanmar, more than 200 Myanmar people who support Shu Qi gathered in front of the building where the UN office is located for two days, including a photo of Shu Qi and a banner calling for liberation. We carried out protests in our hands.



Several of these representatives met with UN officials and submitted documents calling for strict action, including economic sanctions and military intervention.



A 34-year-old man who participated said, "The coup is wrong for both the country and the people. I want you to put international pressure on us to release our leaders."