Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefAung San Suu Kyi, the leader of Myanmar’s civilian government, has been taken into custody in a raid early on Monday morning.
Other members of the ruling National League for Democracy have also been detained, according to local reports.The moves follow a flare-up of tension between the country’s powerful army and the nominally in-charge civilian rulers.
The developments may be the first stages of a military coup.Myo Myunt, a spokesman for the NLD, confirmed to the Reuters news agency that Suu Kyi, President Win Myint and other leaders, had been “taken.” He urged the population not to escalate the problem. “I want to tell our people not to act rashly and I want them to act according to the law.” The army has.
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