More clashes in Myanmar: a pro-democracy protester was stabbed during a march in favor of the military coup

A march by supporters of Myanmar’s military junta, which seized power with a coup d’état on Feb. 1, ended in violent riots on Thursday and one person was stabbed. when the protesters attacked civilians who reprimanded them as they drove through central Rangoon.

A thousand supporters of the military junta gathered in the center of the largest city in the country early in the morning Army flags and proclamations in their favor.

In its wake Groups of civilians observing the march in support of the army showed their tickets, alluding to the charge that they were paid by the soldiers to attend the demonstration

The biggest incidents occurred when protesters arrived at Yangon Central Station and encountered a group of workers protesting the coup with a pan.

Supporters of the army punished the workers and attacked them with stones and catapults, escalating the fighting.

A video from a security camera shows how a man stabs a civilian who was being chased by a group of protesters who supported the junta

The pro-democracy activist Thinzar Shunlei Yi at least noticed that on his Twitter account one person was injured by a stab wound and was transferred for medical attention

Thousands of people since the coup They come out practically daily and across the country to demand that the military return power to elected politicians in addition to the release of deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi. and others detained by the military.

At least eight people died in Myanmarincluding three by police shootings, as a result of the violence unleashed after the coup, the Association for the Assistance of Political Prisoners (AAPP) says, while dozens have been injured

The police repression generated one wave of international convictions and next Thursday the social network Facebook announced the blocking of all profiles associated with the Myanmar military

The military justified the takeover by one alleged electoral fraud in the elections last November, despite international observers finding no manipulation, with the National League for Democracy wiping out the party led by Suu Kyi, as it did in 2015.

Despite the holding of elections and the process that began in Myanmar in 2011 towards a “disciplined democracy,” as the military calls it – which ruled the country with an iron fist from 1962 to 2011 -, the military command still retained extensive control about the political and economic aspects of the country.

(With information from EFE)

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