The deadline for detention of State Counselor Aung San Suu Kyi, who is under house arrest in a military coup in Myanmar, is 15 days.

With the focus on military response, the military, which claims to be acting under the Constitution, may proceed with new judicial proceedings to extend detention.

In Myanmar, two weeks ago, on the 1st of this month, the military detained a series of executives of political parties led by Shu Qi and Shu Qi, and took full control by a coup d'etat.



According to documents submitted by police to the court after detention, Mr. Shu Qi was suspected of illegally importing 10 radios and using them without permission, and the court decided to detain him until the 15th. I have decided.



In addition, the deadline for detention of President Win Myint, who has been detained on another charge, is up to 15 days.



Demonstrators, who have been protesting on a large scale every day in opposition to the coup d'etat, are urging the release of Shu Qi and President Win Myint. The focus is on taking such measures.



The military claims that the current constitution has not stopped and is operating under the rule of law, and as Shu Qi's detention expires, new detentions will be extended. There is also the possibility of proceeding with the judicial process.



Meanwhile, the military has suspended some of the provisions of the law and has taken steps to detain citizens without the permission of the court, increasing uncertainty in the judicial process.

Army tightens communications Citizens counter with new app

In Myanmar, where a military coup d'etat took place, citizens are conducting protests through SNS, so the military is tightening communication, such as suspending Facebook.

Citizens who oppose the coup d'etat are also using new communication apps to counter this.



In Myanmar, citizens who oppose the military coup are in contact with each other through SNS such as Facebook and are conducting protests such as demonstrations.



For this reason, the military said in a document dated 3rd of this month that "inciting content and false information that misleads the people are being spread", and instructed communication companies to temporarily suspend Facebook, etc. , We are strengthening the tightening in terms of communication.



On the other hand, citizens participating in protests are increasingly using an external connection service called VPN, which encrypts communication data and enables connection.



According to the Canadian company that provides this VPN service, the number of users in Myanmar used to be about 5,000 a day, but after the coup d'etat, it has surged to about 1.6 million a day.



In addition, there are moves among citizens to use new services in case the military cuts off the Internet connection itself.



It is a service that utilizes the short-distance wireless communication "Bluetooth" built into the smartphone, and if you download the app, you can exchange messages within a radius of about 100 meters.



According to the company that provides the app, there have been more than 1.4 million downloads in just three days since the coup d'etat.



A man who protests through SNS said, "We can continue protests not only by using the Internet but also by using smartphones."

App provider "against the freedom of speech of citizens"

Michael Hol, president of a Canadian company that provides VPN services, said of the widespread use in Myanmar, "We have decided to give users the right to use the Internet freely. By someone. When that right is deprived, we make software to regain it. "



Hooge Rios, CEO of Bluetooth-based messaging app, said, "We always oppose the restriction of freedom of speech by citizens. We are able to provide a means to help people in Myanmar. I'm happy. "