Burma: Paris denounces "the blind and murderous violence" of repression

The condemnations are linked, one after the other.

Sanctions, too, are implemented in the aftermath of a terrible weekend of repression in Burma, which claimed the lives of more than 100 people, including children.

The UN has evaluated very exactly 107, including seven children, and the Burmese media at 114 the death toll on Saturday during the massive protest actions organized against the junta which celebrated the traditional "day of the armed forces".

Other victims are to be deplored on Monday.

A drama that has since been the subject of multiple condemnations on the international scene.

This Monday evening, France denounced "the indiscriminate and murderous violence" of the Burmese regime.

"The Burmese security forces have taken a further step in the indiscriminate and murderous violence (...) by again using their weapons against the populations, causing more than a hundred victims, including very young children" , declared the Minister of Foreign Affairs Jean-Yves Le Drian in a press release.

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"While sanctions have already been taken with our European and international partners, (...) I call on all the Burmese forces to break the deadlock in which they are leading their country, to put an end to the violence, to release without condition and immediately all political prisoners and to resume the path of dialogue ”.

"A deep tragedy"

More than 450 people have been killed, including 13 still on Sunday, since the coup, according to the latest figures provided by the Association for Assistance to Political Prisoners (AAPP).

The armed forces “have undermined, on the very day of the Armed Forces Day, their raison d'être, which is to protect populations.

Since then, the death toll has grown even higher and Burma is sinking deeper into a deep tragedy every day, "continued the French foreign minister, repeating that France would" continue "without slackening its mobilization alongside its partners. European and international organizations to support the legitimate aspirations of the Burmese people.

Earlier, it was US President Joe Biden who described the situation as "absolutely scandalous".

Washington announced on Monday the immediate suspension of the 2013 trade and investment framework agreement with Burma, until the reestablishment of a "democratically elected" government.

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London, for its part, has called for an emergency meeting of the UN Security Council on Burma, which will take place behind closed doors on Wednesday.

United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres, for whom the bloody violence over the weekend is "absolutely unacceptable", in this regard urged the international community to "more unity" and "more commitment" to put pressure on the generals who overthrew Aung San Suu Kyi.

"The violence and bloody clashes do not meet the interests of any of the parties", for its part warned the Chinese Foreign Ministry, insisting that "the victims are the Burmese".

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On Sunday, the European Union denounced "an unacceptable escalation of violence".

In an unusual joint statement, the heads of the defense forces of 12 countries, including the United States, the United Kingdom, Japan and Germany, had meanwhile lambasted the use of force by the Burmese army against "unarmed" civilians.

International convictions and sanctions do not seem to influence the junta, however: its leader, General Min Aung Hlaing, warned on Saturday that acts of "terrorism which can harm the peace and security of the state are unacceptable".