The Burmese ambassador ousted from his representation in the United Kingdom by the junta called on Thursday for help for his country, after the formal notification in London by the Burmese authorities of the end of his mandate.
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"Please help our country because without your help we will not be able to get out of this mess,"
pleaded Ambassador Kyaw Zwar Minn, speaking in front of the performance which he was refused entry to. by relatives of the junta, Wednesday evening in central London.
When asked whether he would be killed if he returned to his country, this former colonel, who considers that he would be considered a traitor, replied:
"Who knows?"
The Burmese ambassador on Wednesday accused a military figure close to the junta of
"occupying"
his embassy, denouncing
"a kind of coup"
.
After waiting in vain in front of the performance door, he spent the night in his car, the rear window of which displayed a large photo of Aung San Suu Kyi.
In a message posted on Twitter, the head of the British diplomacy, Dominic Raab, condemned
"the actions of intimidation of the military regime of Burma in London"
and praised the ambassador for
"his courage".
"
Severe penalties
"
But his ministry admitted having been formally notified by the Burmese authorities of the end of the mandate of the Burma ambassador.
The UK must therefore accept the decision of the Burmese government regarding Kyaw Zwar Minn, whose replacement name has not been announced, the ministry said, stressing that the UK's long-standing position was to recognize states. , not governments.
"It's a British decision, not mine,"
said Kyaw Zwar Minn, who in March supported the civilian government of Aung San Suu Kyi, overthrown in a military coup on February 1.
In a statement read from him in front of the building by Min Hein, a member of the Burmese community in London, the ambassador had previously indicated that the team of his deputy ambassador, Chit Win,
"threatens the staff of the embassy of severe penalties if these staff members do not continue to work for the military junta ”.
The bloody repression of the security forces against the wind of democratic rebellion which has shaken Burma for more than two months is not weakening and the crisis continues to stir up international waves.
According to the Association for Assistance to Political Prisoners (AAPP), some 600 civilians have been killed since the coup.
The UK has 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.
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