(MENAFN- Trend News Agency)
India on Thursday raised concern over the recent executions of
democracy activists in Myanmar which led to widespread criticism of
country's military junta from the international community, Trend reports citing
ThePrint .
“We have noted developments in Myanmar with deep concerns,” said
Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) spokesperson Arindam Bagchi on
the execution of four democracy activists by Myanmar's ruling
junta.
Addressing a press briefing today, Bagchi said,“As a
neighbouring country, we have always highlighted the need for a
peaceful resolution of the issue (in Myanmar). The rule of law and
democratic process must be held.”“As a friend of the people of
Myanmar, we will continue to support Myanmar's return to democracy
and stability,” he added.
Myanmar's military junta Monday reported the execution of four
men in the country's first death sentences carried out in over
three decades.
“The Myanmar junta's execution of four men was an act of utter
cruelty,” said Elaine Pearson, acting Asia director at Human Rights
Watch.“These executions, including of activist Ko Jimmy and
opposition lawmaker Phyo Zeya Thaw, followed grossly unjust and
politically motivated military trials. This horrific news was
compounded by the junta's failure to notify the men's families, who
learned about the executions through the junta's media
reports.”
The volatile situation in Myanmar following the February 1, 2021
coup has increased armed conflict and subsequent population
displacement within and across borders, according to the United
Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
(OCHA).
The United States has condemned the Myanmar military's execution
of four pro-democracy leaders and elected officials for exercising
their fundamental freedoms.
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Monday condemned the
Myanmar military regime's execution of four pro-democracy activists
and elected leaders.
“The United States condemns in the strongest terms the Burma
military regime's executions of pro-democracy activists and elected
leaders Ko Jimmy, Phyo Zeya Thaw, Hla Myo Aung, and Aung Thura Zaw
for the exercise of their fundamental freedoms,” Blinken said in a
statement.
“These reprehensible acts of violence further exemplify the
regime's complete disregard for human rights and the rule of law.
Since the February 2021 coup, the regime has perpetuated violence
against its own people, killing more than 2,100, displacing more
than 700,000, and detaining thousands of innocent people, including
members of civil society and journalists,” he added.
According to Blinken, the regime's sham trials and these
executions are blatant attempts to extinguish democracy; these
actions will never suppress the spirit of the brave people of
Myanmar.
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