1 and arrested the ruling National League for Democracy (NLD) leadership, including State Counselor Aung Suu Kyi, her party colleagues, and civil society members.Īccording to Zarni, the tripping point in the relations between the military and Aung Suu Kyi came because her government began curtailing the control and influence of the Tatmadaw over many non-security sector government departments and reviewing joint venture projects worth billions of dollars from the previous military-controlled regime of President Thein Sein. The military launched pre-dawn raids on Feb. He blamed the Tatmadaw – the official name of the Myanmar military – for murder, violence and destruction of public and private properties. Zarni said Myanmar is witnessing a complete transformation during the ongoing anti-coup protests as the entire civil society commonly view the military junta as the existential threat to the country. So, the greatest obstacle for Rohingya coming back to their own country has largely been removed,” he said. Earlier it was met with strong popular opposition. So, this paves the way for Rohingya repatriation down the road. He also mentioned that people protesting against the military takeover were seen holding signs that they are Rohingya. He said that Rohingya persecuted over the years are feeling safe in Yangon these days. “In terms of popular acceptance, one of the greatest positive developments is a large majority of social media comments and a large majority of protesters on the streets in Yangon now popularly apologize to the Rohingya people and say that ‘we have been lied to by the military and we are sorry’,” he said in an interview through a video link. 1 when the military seized power, a blessing in disguise has come in the form of a large number of people taking to social media and apologizing to Rohingya. In an exclusive interview with Anadolu Agency, Maung Zarni, London-based academic and expert on Myanmar affairs, noted that since Feb.
So far 224 people have been killed in Myanmar after the deposition of a civilian government led by Aung San Suu Kyi. Even as the Myanmar military continues crackdown on protesters, a positive development emerging is that lately people are reaching out to the hapless Rohingya ethnic population and regretting violence that was perpetrated against them.
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