The military junta, which seized power in Myanmar, accused the former leader of the ruling party and Foreign Minister Aung San Suu Kyi of receiving large bribes in gold and money, reports The Independent.
The military said that the woman received more than 600 thousand dollars as part of a corruption scheme, as well as an unknown amount in precious metal bars. In addition to corruption, they caught her in pressure on the elected bodies in order to hush up the election violations recorded by the army. The junta added that they have confirmation of these claims, but did not demonstrate them.
On the same day, it became known about the next deaths during the harsh crackdown on demonstrations against the military government: eight people were shot dead on March 11, Channel News Asia claims, citing sources.
On February 1, a coup d’etat took place in Myanmar. The military did not agree with the outcome of the fall elections, in which the ruling National League for Democracy (NLD) party won a decisive victory. The military announced the dissolution of the government and detained the President of Myanmar, Vin Myin, and the leader of the party, Aung San Suu Kyi, who holds the post of state adviser and head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
After a while, protests began in the country in support of the ousted government. During the dispersal of the protesters, the police repeatedly opened fire with live ammunition. According to human rights activists, at least 60 people died during the entire demonstration, more than 2 thousand were arrested.