JAKARTA - Suster Ann Roza Nu Tawng puts herself in danger again as she tries to stop police from using violence against protesters in Myanmar.
This time in the city of Myitkyina, where clashes broke out between anti-coup protesters and the Myanmar military on Monday 8 March. Dressed in white robes, Suster Ann Roza again tried to protect the protesters.
"The first time I begged the police not to beat, not to arrest, not to take action against the protesters, because the protesters didn't do anything bad, they just shouted slogans", she told Sky News.
"And the police told me 'we are from here, we have to do this. Please stay away from here", she continued.
"I replied, 'no' if you want to do this, you must come through me !", said Suster Ann.
"Then the police said 'we have to remove this barricade on the street'. They then let go of the barricade and after a while, the protesters came back", she said.
"Then around 12.00 at noon the security forces will crackdown, so once again I pleaded with them, I knelt in front of them and I begged not to shoot and not to arrest people".
"The Myanmar police were on their knees too and they told me they had to do it because of this to stop the protests".
"After that, tear gas was used and I had difficulty breathing and I was dizzy, then I saw the person who had fallen on the road and (he was shot)", she bitterly said.
Myitkyina News Journal editor told Sky News that at least two protesters were confirmed to have died from yesterday's afternoon clashes.
The sad photos show Suster Ann Roza standing on the road as protesters run towards the seriously injured person lying on the street. In another graphic image, she cries when she sees the body of a man who has been shot in the head.
She said she did not see whether it was the Myanmar police or military shooting at the protesters, because of the pain of the tear gas. But she hopes it's not the officer she's talking to.
"I was very sad. The police told me they would not crack down or shoot brutally, but they ended up doing it", she said.
"I saw other people who died on the spot and were seriously injured. The first person who was shot in the head was still able to breathe when she arrived at the health center and people tried to treat them but eventually died", concluded Suster Ann Roza.
More than a week ago, Suster Ann Roza was in the spotlight after kneeling before a line of police in Kachin City, as she pleaded with them to refrain from violence.
"Then they opened fire and started beating the protesters. I was shocked and I thought today was the day I would die. I decided to die. I begged and begged them not to do it and I told them the protesters did not do it (crime) anything", explained Suster Ann.
At least 56 people have been killed and 1,790 detained or arrested since the February 1 military coup, according to figures compiled by the Assistance Association for Political Prisoners (Burma).
On Monday, multiple injuries were reported at locations across the country as the military tried to stop ongoing protests. At least one protester in Pyapon, Ayeyarwaddy region, was also killed according to the Khit Thit media office.
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Sister Ann Roza Nu Tawng puts herself in danger again as she tries to prevent police using violence against protesters in Myitkyina, Myanmar.Click here to read more: https://t.co/QSSl5e9Iuz pic.twitter.com/fc6zGaLJQQ
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