On Monday, Myanmar's National League for Democracy (NLD) party said that its leader Aung San Suu Kyi called on the masses of people to reject and protest against the military coup.
“The actions of the army are actions to return the country to a dictatorial regime,” the party said in a statement bearing Ms. Suu Kyi’s name.
"I urge people not to accept this, and to respond wholeheartedly to protest the military coup,' the statement added.
The head of Myanmar’s military has taken charge of the country from its civilian-run government, an army-run television station declared, after civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi and other members of her party were detained in a Monday morning raid, according to Wall Street Journal.
On Monday, the White House expressed deep concern over the latest developments in Myanmar.
“The U.S. is deeply concerned by reports that the Burmese military has taken steps to undermine the country’s democratic transition, including the arrest of State Counselor Aung San Suu Kyi and other civilian officials in Burma,” White House spokeswoman Jen Psaki said in a statement.
“The U.S. opposes any attempt to change the results of the recent elections or impede the democratic transition in Myanmar, and it will take action against that responsible if these steps are not reversed,” the statement added.
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