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Myanmar’s Ambassador to the United Nations, Kyaw Moe Tun – Photo: IND News
February 27 MRTV, radio Myanmar’s national television said Myanmar’s ambassador to the United Nations, Kyaw Moe Tun, was fired, according to the Reuters news agency.
MRTV said that Mr. Kyaw Moe Tun “betrayed the country and spoke to an informal organization that does not represent the country.” Myanmar’s national television also accused him of “abusing the power and responsibility of an ambassador.”
The news came a day after Ambassador Kyaw Moe Tun urged the United Nations to use “whatever means necessary” to reverse Myanmar’s military coup on February 1.
At the time, Ambassador Kyaw Moe Tun told the United Nations General Assembly that he was speaking on behalf of Ms. Aung San Suu Kyi’s civil administration. State Advisor Aung San Suu Kyi, President Win Myint and many other Myanmar figures were arrested in the Myanmar army coup.
“We need even more energetic action from the international community to immediately put an end to the military coup, stop the persecution of innocent people, return state power to the people and restore the foundations of democracy” – Ambassador Kyaw Moe Tun urgently called.
The Reuters news agency described the applause that sounded in the meeting room of the United Nations General Assembly after Mr. Kyaw Moe Tun finished his speech. His stubborn image and facial expression flooded the Myanmar social network, where people praised him as a hero.
In related events, Reuters cited information from the Association for the Support of Political Prisoners (AAPP) that the Myanmar police arrested hundreds of protesters on February 27, when they were conducting aggressive operations to counter protests against military coups. According to the AFP news agency, the police also fired rubber bullets to disperse protesters in Yangon on the same day.
