Myanmar: Ambassador spent night in car, celebrity arrested

Special Desk

There is yet another development in Myanmar coup. After bring locked out of his office Myanmar’s ambassador in London had to spent the night in his car outside the embassy. Also one of the Myanmar’s most popular celebrities was arrested on Thursday as part of a growing crackdown on artists and actors, by the military.

The ambassador Kyaw Zwar Minn was also seen in a picture standing on the street outside the embassy in London’s Mayfair and speaking to officers from the police department.

Meanwhile one of Myanmar’s most popular celebrities has been arrested by the military as part of a growing crackdown on artists and actors. Paing Takhon, model n actor with over millions of fans in Myanmar and Thailand was arrested. He was active in both online protests and in-person rallies. His Instagram has been taken down along with his Facebook account too.

Kyaw Zwar Minn said, “The staff was asked to leave the embassy building by Myanmar’s military and he was told that he was no longer the country’s representative.”

Myanmar’s military seized power in a coup on 1 February, sparking weeks of protests. Kyaw Zwar Minn described the events as “a kind of coup, in the middle of London”. “I have been locked out… This kind of coup is not going to happen,” he added.

Kyaw Zwar Minn has called for ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi to be released. More than 500 people – including dozens of children – have been killed so far as pro-democracy protesters demand a return to power of elected leader Ms Suu Kyi and her National League for Democracy (NLD) party.

Police were reportedly called to stop staff re-entering the building. Protesters gathered outside the embassy after news that the ambassador had been locked out emerged. British Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab has condemned the “bullying actions of the Myanmar military regime in London”.

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In March, Kyaw Zwar Minn called for the release of Suu Kyi. He maintained that his remarks were not “betraying the country”, adding that he was standing on “middle” ground. The Myanmar government later issued a statement saying he was recalled.

A week before only Suu Kyi was charged with breaking a colonial-era official secrets law, which carries a term of up to 14 years in jail.