The Myanmar Military Becomes More Brutal After Being Subjected To Penalties, The UK Consider Joint Action With International Partners

Myanmar military. (Twitter / @ htza97)

JAKARTA - The British government, through Foreign Minister Dominic Raab, will urge the Myanmar military to respect the democratic process in the country during a meeting of the United Nations Human Rights Council on Monday, February 22.

In addition, Foreign Minister Raab also asked the Myanmar military to end the coup and release those detained since February 1, including Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi and Myanmar President U Win Myint, and other political figures.

This was revealed by Dominic Raab after four people were killed and hundreds were injured as a result of repressive actions by the Myanmar military and police last week. Raab said the shooting of peaceful protesters was out of bounds.

"We will consider further action, with our international partners, against those who destroy democracy and choke dissent", he said.

Raab will also address the situation in Myanmar, including the human rights violations which they "succeeded" in documenting. He also predicted that the crisis in Myanmar will affect the Rohingya and other ethnic minorities.

Last week, Britain imposed penalties on three Myanmar military generals who also hold government posts, including asset freezes and travel bans.

The three of them are Defense Minister Mya Tun Oo, Minister of Home Affairs Soe Htut, and Deputy Minister of Home Affairs Than Hlaing. Apart from the three, Britain also imposed sanctions on 16 other top Myanmar military officials.

Britain this year rejoined the UN Human Rights Council until 2023. Apart from the Myanmar issue, Britain will also highlight the Xinjiang issue in China and Alexei Navalny in Russia.