President Biden Threatens Sanctions On Myanmar After Military Coup And Arrest Of Aung San Suu Kyi

 

Daily Mail: Biden threatens sanctions on Myanmar after military coup and arrest of elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi: President brands move that's shocked world a 'direct assault on democracy' - then calls country 'Burma' in calculated snub 

 * Aung San Suu Kyi, the de-facto leader of Myanmar, has been arrested along with the country's president 

 * Arrests were carried out by the military early Monday as generals staged a coup against the government 

 * Comes after Suu Kyi's party won last year's election by a landslide, leading to fears among military leaders that she would try to reform the constitution to remove their grip on power 

 * Military leaders struck just hours before the new government was sworn in to office, alleging voter fraud 

 * President Joe Biden issued statement threatening sanctions on coup leaders and called attack 'assault on democracy' 

President Joe Biden on Monday threatened new sanctions on Myanmar after its military staged a coup and arrested the civilian leaders of its government, including Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi - and pointedly called the country 'Burma.' 

Biden assailed the country's armed forces for the coup, calling it a 'direct assault on the country's transition to democracy and rule of law.' The coup has been roundly condemned internationally. 

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