Myanmar’s military has imposed martial law in strongholds of anti-coup resistance, which will see people accused of everything from treason to “spreading false news” being tried by military tribunals.
The announcement appears to indicate that the military is looking for new ways to stamp out resistance in areas where people have taken up arms to fight against its power grab two years ago. Under the harsh new measures, military tribunals will hear criminal cases ranging from high treason to defying a ban on disseminating false news, which the army has already used to jail dozens of journalists.
Germany’s foreign ministry described the extension of martial law and the state of emergency as “illegitimate steps” and called for an end to the military’s violence and human rights abuses.
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