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"The execution of four political prisoners in Myanmar is further confirmation
of what was already well known. The regime of Commander-in-Chief Min Aung
Hlaing will stop at nothing to maintain its grip on the country.
Since its coup in February last year, the military has used terror to assert
control: extrajudicial killings, torture and the arbitrary arrest and detention
of protesters. It has murdered civilians, tortured children and condemned the
country’s elected leaders to long terms of imprisonment following farcical show
trials. More than 1,600 people, including at least 75 children, have been
killed.
The executions make a political solution to the crisis, already dim, virtually
impossible. Opponents of the military, the People’s Defence Force, have renewed
their commitment to using whatever means they have – including attacks,
assassinations, and bombings – to overturn military rule. Peaceful protest,
once championed by Aung San Suu Kyi, is no longer the modus operandi of many
dissidents.
Of the country’s many armed ethnic groups, some have reportedly begun
negotiating peace talks with the military. However, many others have aligned
themselves with the Peoples Defence Force, and are providing weapons,
protection and training to those fighting against military rule.
The country trembles on the brink of civil war. Its existing problems –
poverty, sickness, a lack of fuel, food and medicine – have brought the country
to crisis point."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
