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Buddhist monks display a defaced image of Myanmar military Commander-in-Chief Senior General Min Aung Hlaing during a street march against the military coup in Mandalay
MYANMAR coup leader Senior General Min Aung Hlaing called on Burmese people to unite behind the army’s vision of democracy on the country’s Union Day holiday today.
“I would seriously urge the entire nation to join hands with the Tatmadaw [military] for the successful realisation of democracy,” the army supremo declared less than a fortnight after seizing power and arresting elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi.
Top brass marked Union Day by announcing an amnesty for thousands of prisoners in a bid to pacify mass protests that are taking place against the coup across the whole country.
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