US President did not hold back when expressing his outrage over the recent killing of the innocent in Myanmar by the Military Junta that over threw the elected government. The US president went to say “It’s terrible. It’s absolutely outrageous. And based on the reporting I’ve gotten, an awful lot of people have been killed totally unnecessarily.”
More than 100 people lost their lives as shots were fired at the American Center of Yangon, in an incident that is being investigated.
It was Congressman Gregory Meeks, Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee that made a statement where he said that “The Burmese military marked the country’s National Armed Forces Day with a senseless and brutal crackdown that claimed the lives of over one hundred Burmese citizens. This is the bloodiest day that we have witnessed since the junta’s illegal and illegitimate coup, The reported attack on the American Center in Yangon suggests that this situation is untenable and increasingly spiraling out of control, I call on the Tatmadaw to ensure the safety of American personnel and refrain from violence against the people who are protesting its continuing undemocratic actions. I welcome the Biden administration’s sanctions on MEC and MEHL earlier this week and urge the administration to work with our partners to place additional pressure on the junta until it respects the will of the people.”
On Saturday, Chiefs of Defence of Australia, Canada, Germany, Greece, Italy, Japan, the Kingdom of Denmark, the Netherlands, New Zealand, the Republic of Korea, the United Kingdom, and the United States of America in a joint statement condemned the use of lethal force against unarmed people by the Myanmar armed forces and associated security services.
They issued a joint statement that said “A professional military follows international standards for conduct and is responsible for protecting – not harming – the people it serves. We urge the Myanmar Armed Forces to cease violence and work to restore respect and credibility with the people of Myanmar that it has lost through its actions.”
