Myanmar Military Junta Plans Investigation into Elections' Fraud

Myanmar's new leader Senior General Min Aung Hlaing announced that the military government formed after Monday's coup plans an investigation into fraud in the elections that took place last November.

He added that among the government's priorities at the present time are to address the spread of the new Coronavirus, in addition to following up on the country's economic affairs.

On Monday, Myanmar’s army pledged to hold fresh elections and transfer power to the winning party, hours after carrying out a coup.

In a statement posted on "Facebook", the army said, “We will perform real multi-party democracy with complete balance and fairness."

It added that power will be transferred after holding 'a free and fair general election' and the declared emergency state period is completed.

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.

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.