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RI advises restraint as Myanmar faces fresh calls for revolt
Foreign Ministry spokesman Teuku Faizasyah reiterated Indonesia’s constant calls for restraint in the coup crisis amid the urgent need to provide aid relief for the people of Myanmar.
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This handout from Kachinwaves taken and released on May 3, 2021 shows protesters holding a banner supporting the newly formed National Unity Government (NUG) as they march in a demonstration against the military coup in Hpakant in Myanmar's Kachin state. (AFP/Handout)
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ndonesia has called for restraint in the Myanmar coup crisis after a rallying cry for a “people’s defensive war” against military rule on Tuesday looked likely to set back regional efforts to deliver humanitarian aid into the country.
Duwa Lashi La, acting president of Myanmar’s shadow government, the National Unity Government (NUG), rallied citizens to rise up against the junta that ousted the civilian government in February.
“I believe our neighboring countries – ASEAN countries, [the United Nations] and other countries around the world – understand that we do it out of necessity based on the country's current condition,” he said in a recorded speech posted on social media.
“I call on the citizens of Myanmar to revolt against the rule of the military terrorists led by Min Aung Hlaing in every corner of the country.”
Myanmar's coup maker Min Aung Hlaing last month appointed himself as prime minister in a newly formed caretaker regime, pledging to hold new elections by 2023.
The junta, which used election fraud as an excuse to topple the government of Aung San Suu Kyi, has branded the NUG and the People's Defense Forces, the armed wing of the shadow government, as terrorist groups.
The call to arms comes amid ongoing diplomatic efforts by ASEAN to secure a ceasefire for humanitarian purposes.
