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UN Says Myanmar Junta Using 'Brutal Violence' to Force People to Vote
The United Nations reports the Myanmar military uses violence and arrests to force voting in elections widely dismissed as fraudulent amid ongoing civil conflict.
- On Sunday, the United Nations rights office warned Myanmar's junta is using violence and intimidation to force people to vote in polls the junta calls a return to democracy.
- After the 2021 coup led by Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, former civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi remains jailed and the National League for Democracy dissolved, while Myanmar constitution reserves 25 per cent of seats for the military.
- Dozens detained under an 'election protection law' have been reported, with courts sentencing three youths in Hlainghaya Township to 42-49 years and displaced people in the Mandalay region warned to return or face attacks.
- Armed groups have attacked election infrastructure as the self-declared Yangon Army bombed administration offices in Hlegu and North Okkalapa, injuring election staff and vowing further attacks.
- The UN said there are no conditions for free participation, finding the country of around 50 million riven by civil war and voting absent in rebel-held areas, with local observers noting minimal public interest.
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The United Nations has condemned violence in Myanmar in the run-up to the planned election.
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On Tuesday, the United Nations claimed that the Burmese junta used violence and intimidation to force the population to participate in the forthcoming army-controlled elections, while armed opposition groups used similar tactics to keep voters out of sight.
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