Myanmar Junta Extends state of emergency by 6 Months
Myanmar will be officially under military rule for 6 more months, the National Defense and Security Council (NDSC) has announced.
The decision was made on Tuesday and announced on Wednesday on military controlled media. Former general Myint Swe, who heads the military-dominated NDSC as the regime's acting president, announced the extension.
Junta leaders lamented the 'extraordinary situation', referring to resistance against the regime, which has hampered efforts to hold a general election this year.
The regime finds it difficult to compile accurate voter lists because of the resistance attacks on census takers, said junta chief Min Aung Hlaing as he again alleged widespread fraud in the 2020 general election.
While at least 50% of lawmakers must be elected to regional and state parliaments for them to convene, voting is impossible in more than half of some regions and states, junta chief told the meeting.
Wednesday marks the second anniversary of the coup against the National League for Democracy (NLD) government, claiming voting fraud in the 2020 election in which the NLD won a landslide.
The regime faces unwavering armed resistance and is not in control of the country.
According to the United Nation, over 1.5 million people were displaced in the previous two years, with more than 5 million children in dire need of humanitarian aid in Myanmar.
At least 2,890 people lost their lives at the hands of the military and those working with them, while 767 were initially taken into custody since the military took power, the UN data showed.
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