Four Myanmar anti-coup protesters are said to have been killed on Sunday, after security forces deploy lethal force on protesters with mass arrests made, and many injured in cities across the country. This sad incident comes as security forces intensified actions to break up the Myanmar anti-coup protesters a month after the military staged a coup.
According to the report by Associated Press, there were reports of gunfire as police in Yangon, the country’s biggest city, fired tear gas and water cannons while trying to clear the streets of the Myanmar anti-coup protesters demanding that the elected government of Aung San Suu Kyi be restored to power.
The Myanmar anti-coup protesters just like what has been happening around the world, where citizens have kicked against their government highhandedness or unfair treatment, using social media to tell their stories, they shared stories on social media of the ongoing killings in their country by security forces.
As the report by Associated Press stated that there were reports on social media of a man believed to have been killed in Yangon. His body was shown in photos and videos lying on a sidewalk until other protesters were able to carry him away.
A violent crackdown also occurred in Dawei, a much smaller city in southeastern Myanmar, where local media reported that at least three people were killed during a protest march. The fatalities could not immediately be independently confirmed, though photos posted on social media showed a wounded man in the care of medical personnel, and later laid out in a bed under a blanket with flowers placed on top, AP reports.
The AP report also added that confirming reports of protesters’ deaths has been difficult amid the chaos and general lack of news from official sources.
Prior to Sunday, there had been eight confirmed reports of killings linked to the army’s takeover, according to the independent Assistance Association of Political Prisoners.
The military in Myanmar seized power and detained Aung San Suu Kyi and other top politicians on February 1st 2021, a few days after the rumour spread of a possible coup.
The move to take over power according to the Military was due to the alleged refusal of San Suu Kyi to act on an earlier Military report of voter fraud in last November’s election.
They plan to be in control of the country for one year and until the next election.
There have been reports of condemnation of Sunday’s alleged killings of protesters, which authorities are yet to confirm as at the time of this report.