US And Australia Condemn Myanmar Military Action To Detain Aung San Suu Kyi

Myanmar Leader Aung San Suu Kyi (Photo: Antara)

JAKARTA - A number of countries have criticized the arrest of Myanmar President Win Mynt, Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi, and a number of senior figures from the National League for Democracy (NLD) Party by the local military.

They are White House Spokesman Jen Psaki. According to him, his country was against the action by the Myanmar military.

"The United States is against any attempt to change the outcome of the last election or hinder a democratic transition in Myanmar, and will take steps against those responsible if these efforts are not stopped," said Jen Psaki.

Then, Australian Minister of Foreign Affairs Marise Payne also said the same thing. The Australian government is deeply concerned about reports that the military is once again trying to take over Myanmar and has detained Chancellor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi and President U Win Myint.

"We ask the military to respect the rule of law, to resolve disputes through legal mechanisms, as well as to immediately release all civilian leaders and other parties and be detained unlawfully," Marise said.

Next is the historian and author of Myanmar, Thant Myint-U. “The door has just opened to a very different future. I fear that no one can control what happens next. And considering that Myanmar is a country flooded with weapons, with diverse ethnicities and religions, where millions of people find it difficult to find food, "he said.

The Myanmar military attempted to take power against the democratically elected government by detaining Aung San Suu Kyi and a number of leaders of the National League for Democracy (NLD) party in the raid Monday dawn.

The military said the detentions were made in response to "election fraud", according to a statement carried on military television broadcasts.