General
Myanmar military denies coup, promises to hand back power when there’s a new election
Myanmar’s military has guaranteed that it would hold an election and hand back power to the winner, denying that its ouster of an elected government was a coup.
Key points:
- General Zaw Min Tun says the military would not hold power for long
- Ms Suu Kyi is facing a second charge of violating the country’s Natural Disaster Law
- Protesters have kept up their campaign to oppose military rule and demand her release
The military’s justification of its February 1 seizure of power and arrest of government leader Aung San Suu Kyi and others came as protesters again took to the streets and after a United Nations envoy warned the army of “severe consequences” for any harsh response to the demonstrations.
The military denounced protesters for inciting…
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