Phnom Penh
Wednesday August 18, on the outskirts of Rangoon.
In the dampness of the rainy season, Kyaw Thy Hyat makes one of the most important decisions of her life.
In the middle of the afternoon, while the military base in which he lives day and night is locked because of a third wave of Covid-19 which overwhelms Burma, the 37-year-old soldier deceives the vigilance of the guards and escapes into the unknown.
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In a few minutes, this captain of the Burmese army, psychiatrist and trainer within the Medical Academy of Defense Services, defected, drawing an end to nineteen years of uniform.
"I could no longer bear the atrocities committed by the army, he
says during a video call with
Le Figaro
, where he appears in a white tank top, his features drawn by fatigue, in the middle of the Burmese jungle. .
I supported the democratic process at work for ten years in Burma.
So, as soon as the military took power on February 1, I wanted to leave the ranks.
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