Aung San Suu Kyi, leader of the National League for Democracy (NLD) party, has called on Myanmar not to accept a military coup. He also called on the people to protest against the army. Qatar-based Al Jazeera reported in a statement issued by the LND on Monday. The statement said, "This move by the military is a step towards pushing the country back to dictatorship."
The statement quoted Aung San Suu Kyi as saying, "I urge the people not to accept this. I urge them to respond and sincerely protest against this military action. "
Myanmar's military has declared a state of emergency this morning. In a statement, they said the country's power had been handed over to Commander-in-Chief Min Aung Hlaing. In other words, the power of Myanmar is now in the hands of the army. Qatar-based Al Jazeera reported the news in a report.
Earlier, the army detained several people, including Aung San Suu Kyi, head of the country's ruling National League for Democracy (NLD), and President Win Mint. NLD spokesman Mio Niunt said the leaders had been detained in a raid this morning.
Tensions have been running high between Suu Kyi's civilian government and the country's military for the past few days. Aung San Suu Kyi won the NLD majority in the November election last year. Since then, there has been tension between the two sides. From the very beginning, there were allegations of fraud in the army elections.
The army seized power on Monday on allegations of electoral fraud. At the same time, a one-year state of emergency has been declared across the country. "I will tell people not to react quickly," NLD spokesman Mio Neunt told Reuters. I want everyone to abide by the law. '