The "National Governance Council" established by the Myanmar Army after the coup d'etat emphasized the policy of executing the death penalty for former members of the NLD = National League for Democracy, led by Aung San Suu Kyi, on the 16th. It seems that the aim is to increase the pressure on the democrats who continue to resist.
A spokesman for the National Council of Governance said at a press conference in the capital Naypyidaw on the 16th, "Many countries still have the death penalty. They must be enforced to strengthen the rule of law." Said.
A spokesman told local media on the 3rd of this month that he would execute the death penalty for four former NLD lawmakers, Pyo Zaya Toh and prominent democratic activist Cho Min Yu. This time, it is a form that shows the policy again.
According to the military's explanation, the four were sentenced to death by the court for being involved in acts of terrorism.
Regarding this issue, Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen, who is the chair of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, wrote in a letter to the head of the Myanmar Army on the 10th of this month, "Inviting serious concerns from ASEAN countries. There is growing opposition from the international community, such as demanding that execution be discouraged.
Myanmar has a death penalty, but according to local media, it has never been actually enforced for more than 30 years.
By emphasizing that the policy of execution of the death penalty, which can be said to be unusual, remains unchanged for the Myanmar military, it seems that the aim is to increase the pressure on the pro-democracy who continues to resist the military.