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Netblocks reported that at 1 am local time, data traffic in Myanmar fell to its usual 14 percent, as soldiers were dispatched to various parts of the country. According to the French news agency AFP, there are fears that the army that seizes power is preparing to quell protests against the coup.
The Reuters news agency, according to local reports, wrote that at 1 am, the services of the four telecommunications companies were no longer available. Around the same time, the UN Rapporteur on Myanmar, Tom Andrews, drew the attention of the overthrowing generals that they must be held accountable for their actions.
“It is as if the generals have declared war on the people of Myanmar,” Andrews said on Twitter.
On Sunday, hundreds of thousands took to the streets across the country to protest the February 1 military takeover. On Sunday evening, for the first time since the coup, armored military vehicles appeared on the streets of the former capital, the economic center of the country, Rangoon. The US embassy issued a warning to US citizens not to go anywhere and to withdraw to safety.
On the first day of February, a few hours before the new parliament was formed, the army seized power and arrested the leading politicians of the country, including the Nobel Peace Prize winner Aung San Suu Kyi and the head of state. . They argued that the government had not taken into account their complaints about the November elections. Aung San Suu Kyi’s party won an overwhelming victory in the elections. Since the coup, despite the declared state of emergency, mass protests of thousands in Myanmar have been regular.
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