Cambodians weigh in on apparent coup in Myanmar

[geovalin]

On February 1, Myanmar’s civilian government was deposed and their leaders were placed under house arrest by the military in an apparent coup. The world has responded with a swift threat of sanctions against the new military regime in Myanmar. Some 1,815 kilometres southeast of Myanmar, in Cambodia, officials, scholars and ordinary Cambodians share their views on the military coup and have different opinions whether the international community should impose sanctions against Myanmar’s military junta.

 

 

Sok Eysan, spokesman for the Cambodian People’s Party, says the national election committee of Myanmar had done a good job in organising the election in the country last November. He said Myanmar’s military should respect the will of the people of Myanmar for ensuring a landslide victory for the National League for Democracy party of State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi and President Win Myint.

 

“The best solution is to respect the results of the elections,” he said. “We cannot force them, we can only suggest that they solve the problems peacefully based on the principles of democracy.” When asked if Myanmar could use Cambodia’s solution in ending its civil war, he said Myanmar’s military coup was an isolated case and could not follow Cambodia’s example to solve the crisis.

 

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[mrfill]

9 hours ago, geovalin said:

use Cambodia’s solution in ending its civil war,

Wasn't their civil war ended after Pol Pot grabbed power and took the place back to the stone age?

 

Not a very nice (or successful) solution.