The Burmese ambassador to the United Kingdom denounced the capture of the embassy by members of the Burmese junta in London, where protesters gathered according to police.
Myanmar Ambassador Kyaw Zwar Minn told
The Daily Telegraph that
he was prevented from entering his embassy.
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“When I left the embassy, they rushed inside and took her. They are from the Burmese army, ”
declared the diplomat who, according to the newspaper, had opposed the coup that overthrew the civilian government of Aung San Suu Kyi on February 1.
"They said they had received instructions from the capital, and therefore they are not going to let me in,"
he added.
“They can't do this.
The British government will not allow it ”.
Asked by AFP, the police said they were
"aware of a demonstration in front of the Burmese embassy"
in the center of the British capital.
Police officers are present on the spot but there were
"no arrests"
, she added.
The UK has already sanctioned several junta officials, including army commander-in-chief Min Aung Hlaing, for their role in the military coup, as well as military-linked conglomerates.
