The Maldives has joined in the international community in condemning the military coup d’etat of 1 February 2021 in Myanmar.
The Maldives government noted with utmost concern, the increasing loss of innocent lives and atrocities being committed against the people of Myanmar by the Military Junta following the military coup. The government of the Maldives called to cease the unlawful detention of the leaders of the civilian Government and unarmed protestors, and to uphold their democratic rights enshrined in Myanmar’s constitution.
"We call on the Military Junta to respect the principles of human rights and international humanitarian law and call for an immediate end to the State of Emergency imposed in the wake of the coup," stated the government.
The Maldives further urged the Military to accept the vote and subsequent wishes of the people, to relinquish the power to the elected National Assembly and to safeguard the political and social stability of Myanmar.
The Maldives remains in solidarity with the people of Myanmar in their efforts to realise their democratic aspirations that are inherently linked with peace, freedom and liberties.
Myanmar has been in chaos since February 1 when the military detained elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi and much of the country’s civilian leadership, and seized power in a coup d’etat.
The military justified the takeover with unsubstantiated claims of voter fraud in the November 2020 election that returned Aung San Suu Kyi’s National League for Democracy (NLD) to power in a landslide. The election commission, whose members were also detained in the coup, said the vote was fair.
The Maldives government noted with utmost concern, the increasing loss of innocent lives and atrocities being committed against the people of Myanmar by the Military Junta following the military coup. The government of the Maldives called to cease the unlawful detention of the leaders of the civilian Government and unarmed protestors, and to uphold their democratic rights enshrined in Myanmar’s constitution.
"We call on the Military Junta to respect the principles of human rights and international humanitarian law and call for an immediate end to the State of Emergency imposed in the wake of the coup," stated the government.
The Maldives further urged the Military to accept the vote and subsequent wishes of the people, to relinquish the power to the elected National Assembly and to safeguard the political and social stability of Myanmar.
The Maldives remains in solidarity with the people of Myanmar in their efforts to realise their democratic aspirations that are inherently linked with peace, freedom and liberties.
Myanmar has been in chaos since February 1 when the military detained elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi and much of the country’s civilian leadership, and seized power in a coup d’etat.
The military justified the takeover with unsubstantiated claims of voter fraud in the November 2020 election that returned Aung San Suu Kyi’s National League for Democracy (NLD) to power in a landslide. The election commission, whose members were also detained in the coup, said the vote was fair.
