In Myanmar the military authority staged a coup on February 1. Commander-in-chief Min Aung Hlaing toppled the civilian government led by Aung San Suu Kyi, dissolving the parliament and declaring state of emergency.
WE CONDEMN GENOCIDE AND SUPPORT PEOPLE’S STRUGGLE
Mass protests took place throughout the nation. The armed forces shot protesters on the head, responding to the civic movements with indiscriminating shooting. The dead counts over 800 today, with the detained exceeding four thousand.
We condemn these barbarous acts, firmly supporting people’s resistance and struggle for democracy. We demand immediate release of political prisoners, including Suu Kyi.
Loss of power and vested interests
The 2008 constitution of Myanmar provides a special arrangement for military personnel, which grants them a 25% portion of the seats in both of the Lower and Upper Houses of the national assembly. The said constitution lacks a provision specifying civilian control. Therefore influence of the military circle on state politics and economy is enormous.
Nonetheless, the National League for Democracy (NLD) led by Suu Kyi won an overwhelming victory in the 2015 election, establishing a civilian government.
In November, 2020, too, the NLD won by a landslide and people expected further advancement of democratic reforms in the nation’s politics and economy. Meanwhile, the military has been crisis-ridden due to loss of vested interests. Thus, the February takeover has been waged.
Rohingyas were slaughtered
Myanmar has many ethnic groups. Nearly seventy percent of the population is Burmese, who dominate the national politics and economy and control the military. This yields harsh conflicts of the ethnic minorities across the nation.
In 2017 the Moslem minority Rohingyas, who are the Indian-group language speakers, were assaulted by the Myanmar military and police as well as local paramilitary groups: they were killed and raped massively and their houses were burned. Approximately 700 thousand residents fled the country.
The United Nations declared the incident as genocide. Three military leaders, including General Min Hlaing were accused to be sanctioned. In the International Court of Justice the case has been put on trial. The general who expects his 65-year-old retirement age in a few months staged a coup in order to escape the responsibilities.
China violates cause
Myanmar faces the Indian Ocean, sharing long borders with China. And therefore the country is important to China in terms of its strategic location.
China depends on the Middle East and African nations in terms of its oil up to 90%. Blockade at the Strait of Malacca is fatal. China has already completed to operate pipelines to link Kunming, Yunnan Province, with Myanmar.
In exchange of the benefits, the Chinese Government has extended economic assistance and made investments in the nation. Concerning the Rohingya issue, it sides with the government.
As for the current coup d’etat, the Chinese Government, together with the Russian government, opposed issuing a condemnation statement of the UN Security Council. This stance is unacceptable as it violates the cause of socialism.
全土で行われた抗議デモに、国軍は、頭部への銃撃、無差別発砲で応じている。
死者はすでに８００名を超え、拘束されている者も４０００名を超えている。
我々は、この残忍な行為を弾劾し、人民の抵抗と民主化闘争を断乎支持するとともにスー・チー氏ら「政治犯」の即時解放を求める。
権力と利権喪失
２００８年憲法で、上下両院の議席の２５％に軍人特別枠が設けられた。また憲法には文民統制の規定が欠如しており、軍部の国政や経済に対する影響は絶大である。
それにもかかわらず、スー・チー氏率いる国民民主連盟（ＮＬＤ）は、１５年の選挙で地滑り的な勝利を収め、文民政府を樹立させた。
２０年１１月の選挙でも圧勝し、政治・経済の民主化の推進が期待されており、軍部は利権の喪失に危機感を持ち、クーデターを起こしたのである。
ロヒンギャ虐殺
ミャンマーは多民族国家である。人口の７割弱を占めるビルマ族が、国の政治・経済・国軍を掌握して、多数の少数民族と対立している。
２０１７年、インド語派のイスラム系少数民族ロヒンギャに対して、ミャンマー国軍・警察・自警団が攻撃し、大量虐殺・集団レイプ・放火を行い、約７０万人が国外に逃れた。
国連は、この攻撃を「ジェノサイド」と断定し、フライン総司令官等３名に制裁を科し、国際司法裁判所等では、裁判が進行中である。６５歳の定年を間近に控えていた同総司令官は、この責任から逃れるためにクーデターを起こしたのだ。
大義蹂躙の中国
インド洋に面し、中国と長い国境で接するミャンマーは、中国にとって戦略的に重要である。
原油の９０％を中東やアフリカに依存する中国は、マラッカ海峡の封鎖は「悪夢」である。それゆえ、中国は、すでにミャンマーと中国雲南省昆明とをつなぐパイプラインを設置し、稼働させている。
この利権と交換に中国政府は、経済支援・投資を行い、ロヒンギャ問題でもミャンマー国軍を支持している。今回のクーデターについても、中国は国連安保理が非難決議を出すことに、ロシアとともに反対した。社会主義の大義を蹂躙するこの態度は、断じて容認できない。
英訳版↓
No. 1212 Coup d’etat in Myanmar
In Myanmar the military authority staged a coup on February 1. Commander-in-chief Min Aung Hlaing toppled the civilian government led by Aung San Suu Kyi, dissolving the parliament and declaring state of emergency.
WE CONDEMN GENOCIDE AND SUPPORT PEOPLE’S STRUGGLE
Mass protests took place throughout the nation. The armed forces shot protesters on the head, responding to the civic movements with indiscriminating shooting. The dead counts over 800 today, with the detained exceeding four thousand.
We condemn these barbarous acts, firmly supporting people’s resistance and struggle for democracy. We demand immediate release of political prisoners, including Suu Kyi.
Loss of power and vested interests
The 2008 constitution of Myanmar provides a special arrangement for military personnel, which grants them a 25% portion of the seats in both of the Lower and Upper Houses of the national assembly. The said constitution lacks a provision specifying civilian control. Therefore influence of the military circle on state politics and economy is enormous.
Nonetheless, the National League for Democracy (NLD) led by Suu Kyi won an overwhelming victory in the 2015 election, establishing a civilian government.
In November, 2020, too, the NLD won by a landslide and people expected further advancement of democratic reforms in the nation’s politics and economy. Meanwhile, the military has been crisis-ridden due to loss of vested interests. Thus, the February takeover has been waged.
Rohingyas were slaughtered
Myanmar has many ethnic groups. Nearly seventy percent of the population is Burmese, who dominate the national politics and economy and control the military. This yields harsh conflicts of the ethnic minorities across the nation.
In 2017 the Moslem minority Rohingyas, who are the Indian-group language speakers, were assaulted by the Myanmar military and police as well as local paramilitary groups: they were killed and raped massively and their houses were burned. Approximately 700 thousand residents fled the country.
The United Nations declared the incident as genocide. Three military leaders, including General Min Hlaing were accused to be sanctioned. In the International Court of Justice the case has been put on trial. The general who expects his 65-year-old retirement age in a few months staged a coup in order to escape the responsibilities.
China violates cause
Myanmar faces the Indian Ocean, sharing long borders with China. And therefore the country is important to China in terms of its strategic location.
China depends on the Middle East and African nations in terms of its oil up to 90%. Blockade at the Strait of Malacca is fatal. China has already completed to operate pipelines to link Kunming, Yunnan Province, with Myanmar.
In exchange of the benefits, the Chinese Government has extended economic assistance and made investments in the nation. Concerning the Rohingya issue, it sides with the government.
As for the current coup d’etat, the Chinese Government, together with the Russian government, opposed issuing a condemnation statement of the UN Security Council. This stance is unacceptable as it violates the cause of socialism.
June 1, 2021