JAKARTA - An official from the party of Myanmar's ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi, died in police custody, her colleague said on Sunday, March 7. Meanwhile, demonstrations against the military coup in various cities in the country are still ongoing.
The cause of death of Khin Maung Latt, an official of the National League for Democracy (NLD) party, is not known. Reuters saw a photo of his body with a cloth covered in blood around his head.
Sithu Maung, a disbanded member of parliament, said in a Facebook post that Khin Maung Latt was his campaign manager and was arrested on Saturday night in Pabedan district in Yangon. Police declined to comment on this news.
Meanwhile, Myanmar security forces cracked down on numerous protesters across the country on Sunday. Police fired tear gas and stun grenades at protesters in Yangon and in Lashio City in the northern Shan region.
An eyewitness said that the police opened fire to break up a protest in the historic temple town of Bagan, and some residents said on social media that live ammunition was also used.
Videos posted by Myanmar Now media group show soldiers beating men in Yangon, where at least three protests were held despite raids overnight by security forces against campaign leaders and opposition activists.
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The United Nations (UN) says security forces have killed more than 50 people to quell demonstrations and strikes in the Southeast Asian country since the military toppled and detained Suu Kyi on February 1, 2021.
"They kill people like birds and chickens", a protest leader told the crowd in Dawei, a city in southern Myanmar. "What are we going to do if we don't revolt against them? We must rebel".
Yangon residents say soldiers and police moved to several districts overnight and opened fire. They arrested at least three people in Kyauktada Township, residents there said. They do not know the reason for the arrest.
Reuters could not reach the police for comment. A junta spokesman also did not answer calls seeking comment. The state-run Global New Light Of Myanmar newspaper quoted a police statement that said the security forces handled the protests according to the law. It said troops used tear gas and stun grenades to disperse rioting and protests blocking public roads.
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