Rejecting Military Regime, Dozens Of Myanmar Diplomats Abroad Support Myanmar Citizen Rallies

Rallies of Myanmar citizens against the military regime's coup. (Twitter / @ David_Khaing_)

JAKARTA - One by one, Myanmar diplomats abroad began to show their rejection of the military regime, and rejecting the coup last February 1.

Myanmar's Ambassador to the United Nations (UN) Tin Maung Aing, resigned when he had only served for two days. Myanmar diplomats in various countries are known to have resigned.

Tin Maung Aing was recently appointed by the Myanmar military regime, replacing Kyaw Moe Tun who in a speech at the United Nations last week expressed his rejection of the coup, supporting Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi and President U Win Myint.

Following Tin Maung Aing, several other diplomats said they were disturbed and saddened by the current conditions in Myanmar. The choice of violence that left dozens of citizens and hundreds injured was unfortunate for the diplomats.

Myanmar diplomats abroad have urged the military regime to respect the results of the November 2020 elections and return state power to the people.

In the United States, senior diplomat U Aung Kyaw Naing who is a counselor at the Myanmar Consulate General in Los Angeles, United States announced his rejection of the military and joined the civil disobedience action (CDM) starting Friday 5 February, reports The Irrawaddy.

Earlier, Kyaw Naing's colleague at the Myanmar Consulate General in Los Angeles, Diplomat Mya Mya Kyi had already stated his rejection of the military regime on Wednesday, when 38 protesters died as a result of Myanmar's military brutality.

The rejection of the Myanmar military coup was also carried out by three diplomats of Myanmar's Permanent Mission to the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland. The three of them condemned the violence against civilians and the coup action. They will support the counter-coup demonstration by joining the CDM.

In Germany, Diplomat Chaw Kalayar, who served as the third secretary of the Myanmar Embassy in Berlin, Germany, expressed his opposition to the military coup against the legitimate government and demanded the release of prisoners, especially leader Myanmar Aung San Suu Kyi and Myanmar President U Win Myint.

All diplomats say they are exercising their right to peaceful expression and that they stand with the Myanmar people. However, they stated that they would not resign from their position.

Previously, as many as 100 Myanmar diplomats from foreign missions in 19 countries were also withdrawn, including from the United States, Britain, Norway, China to Japan.

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