分类: 缅甸华人
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缅甸军政府周三(2月1日)宣布再次延长已经持续两年的国家紧急状态。
缅甸官方媒体MRTV广播电视台报道说,缅甸国防与安全委员会周二在首都内比都开会决定将国家紧急状态再延长六个月,延长的理由是,国家局势仍不正常,需要更多的时间为举行一次和平与稳定的选举做准备。
缅甸国防与安全委员会名义上是一个按照宪法成立的行政机构,但实际上为军方控制。军政府没有确定举行选举的具体日期,但缅甸国防军总司令敏昂莱曾经暗示,选举可能在八月举行。
缅甸宪法规定,国家紧急状态最多可持续两年,首次期限为一年,然后每半年可延长一次。去年八月,军政府已经将紧急状态延长过一次,期限也是六个月。
缅甸法律规定,政府要在紧急状态结束后六个月内举行大选。上次的延期在今年1月31日到期。按照原计划,选举应该在半年后,也就是今年八月举行大选。但军政府再次延长紧急状态就将意味着大选将推迟到明年二月举行。
公开数据显示,在2022年最后三个月,缅甸就爆发了770场战斗和860多次爆炸或遥控攻击。英国国际战略研究所的最新数据显示,仅十月份就发生了大约五百次攻击或武装冲突。
数据显示,大部分战斗依然集中在曼德勒西北部的马圭和实皆等干旱地区,东北部的克钦邦和掸邦以及与泰国接壤的东部边境地区也爆发局部的激烈战斗。 -
A court in Myanmar again finds Aung San Suu Kyi guilty of corruption
December 30, 2022
BANGKOK — A court in military-ruled Myanmar on Friday convicted the country’s ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi of corruption, sentencing her to seven years in prison in the last of a string of criminal cases against her, a legal official said.
The court’s action leaves her with a total of 33 years to serve in prison following a series of politically tinged prosecutions since the army toppled her elected government in February 2021.
The case that ended Friday involved five offenses under the anti-corruption law and followed earlier convictions on seven other corruption counts, each of which was punishable by up to 15 years in prison and a fine.
She has also been convicted of several other offenses, including illegally importing and possessing walkie-talkies, violating coronavirus restrictions, breaching the country’s official secrets act, sedition and election fraud.
All her previous convictions had landed her with a total of 26 years’ imprisonment.
Suu Kyi’s supporters and independent analysts say the numerous charges against her and her allies are an attempt to legitimize the military’s seizure of power while eliminating her from politics before an election it has promised for next year.
In the five counts of corruption decided Friday, Suu Kyi was alleged to have abused her position and caused a loss of state funds by neglecting to follow financial regulations in granting permission to Win Myat Aye, a Cabinet member in her former government, to hire, buy and maintain a helicopter.
Suu Kyi was the de facto head of government, holding the title of state counsellor. Win Myint, who was president in her government, was a co-defendant in the same case.
Friday’s verdict in the purpose-built courtroom in the main prison on the outskirts of the capital, Naypyitaw, was made known by a legal official who insisted on anonymity for fear of being punished by the authorities. The trial was closed to the media, diplomats and spectators, and her lawyers were barred by a gag order from talking about it.
The legal official said Suu Kyi received sentences of three years for each of four charges, to be served concurrently, and four years for the charge related to the helicopter purchase, for a total of seven years. Win Myint received the same sentences.
The defendants denied all the charges, and her lawyers are expected to appeal in the coming days.