On Saturday, state television MRTV announced UN ambassador Kyaw Moe Tun's removal, saying he had"abused the power and responsibilities of a permanent ambassador" and that he"betrays the country."
"We need further strongest possible action from the international community to immediately end the military coup, to stop oppressing the innocent people, to return the state power to the people and to restore the democracy," he said. The diplomat received a rare round of applause from his UN colleagues at the end of the speech. The new US ambassador to the UN, Linda Thomas-Greenfield, praised the envoy's"courageous" remarks.
"The world should applaud the bravery of Representative Kyaw Moe Tun for delivering such a powerful statement on behalf of the people of Myanmar, not the illegitimate military junta," Akila Radhakrishnan, president of the Global Justice Center, said in a statement Friday. A woman was reportedly shot and wounded in the central town of Monywa, according to Reuters, citing local media and an emergency worker.
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