Oslo, Norway:
The Norwegian Nobel Committee on Monday referred to as for the quick release of Myanmar’s leader and former peace prize laureate Aung San Suu Kyi, soon after she was detained throughout a military coup.
“The Norwegian Nobel Committee is appalled by the military coup in Myanmar and the arrest of Nobel Peace Prize laureate Aung San Suu Kyi, president Win Myint and other political leaders,” stated the committee.
It noted that Suu Kyi was handed the 1991 Nobel Peace Prize “in recognition of her brave struggle for democracy in Myanmar”, and “has continued to be a leading figure in developing democracy”.
“Now, 30 years after she was awarded the Peace Prize, the military has once again pushed democracy aside and arrested leading representatives of the legally elected government,” the committee stated in a statement.
“The Norwegian Nobel Committee asks for the immediate release of Aung San Suu Kyi and other arrested politicians, and for the result of last year’s general election to be respected.”
Monday’s bloodless coup ended a decade of transition from outright military rule in Myanmar, with the generals justifying the energy grab by alleging fraud in the November elections that Suu Kyi’s National League for Democracy (NLD) party won in a landslide.
The coup has sparked worldwide condemnation, with the United States top calls for democracy to be quickly restored.
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