After Embassy Protest, Indonesia Denies Backing Myanmar Regime’s Election Plan

[Indos]

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By San Yamin Aung 23 February 2021


Disenfranchised Myanmar voters flocked to the Indonesian Embassy in Yangon on Tuesday to protest Jakarta’s reported push for ASEAN member states to agree to a rerun of the election by the Myanmar junta, which overthrew the country’s elected civilian government. The report was later denied by Indonesia’s Foreign Ministry.


The protesters denounced the reported plan by the giant of Southeast Asia as legitimizing the junta and ignoring their electoral wishes.


News agency Reuters reported on Monday that Indonesia is pushing its Southeast Asian neighbors to agree on an action plan to ensure that the military regime keeps its promise to hold new elections and hand over power


Since the military staged a coup on Feb. 1 after rejecting the November election as “flawed”, anti-regime protesters have demanded the release of the country’s detained leader Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, and that the outcome of the election—in which a clear majority of Myanmar voters backed her party, the National League for Democracy (NLD)—be respected.


They rejected the regime’s promise that it would hold a new election at the end of its declared one-year state of emergency and hand over power to the winner.

Upset by the report, protesters gathered near the Indonesian Embassy the following morning, shouting “We don’t need another election!” “Respect our votes!” and “We want our government back!”


Netizens have also slammed the proposal as “ridiculous” and “totally unacceptable”, saying they already have an elected government and calling for it to be restored. Among them were elected members of the country’s ousted Parliament who are currently in hiding fearing arrest by the military.


Since the Reuters report went viral, an online campaign has been in full swing, including a popular post on Facebook telling ASEAN: “No Re-Election, We Want Our Government Back”.

After Embassy Protest, Indonesia Denies Backing Myanmar Regime’s Election Plan

Protesters accused Jakarta of attempting to legitimize the military regime; Indonesia later denied a Reuters report that it wants ASEAN to back a new election in Myanmar.

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I cannot upload and copy paste big photo in this post, look like the website needs more bandwith @Webslave @Nilgiri

 

[Indos]

Indonesia denies plan to support new elections in Myanmar​

 

[Indos]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1364411203842236421

 

[Indos]

Myanmar situation has grave consequences for region: Indonesia's ex-foreign minister​

 

[Indos]

Three middle fingers popularized by Hunger games movie has been adopted by Burmese to show opposition to military rule, unfortunately I cannot post the interesting photo showing a bunch of Burmese showing this three middle fingers in front of Military unit vehicle passing in front of them that is captured by Irrawadi, a mainstream Myanmar media.

 

[Indos]

Protests in Myanmar amid flurry of Southeast Asian diplomacy​

 

[Indos]

This kind of democratic movement in Myanmar against its Miilitary rule I would say will scare CCP in China as it could give some sort of influence to their people psychic that freedom is better than just economic development. Similar like happening during Tunisian democratic protest in Middle East. @Nilgiri your though please.......

I wonder with huge Chinese use VPN, so the possible influence could be some thing that China CCP is worrying now.

 

[Indos]

The reality here is that Myanmar military has already taken the power, and this is why Indonesian foreign minister meet with the military ruler appointed foreign minister in Thailand. This is a politicall reality that should be accepted and military rule is not going to let go their power just like that, there should be some pressure and save face in the same time to solve this matter. Other power like US, Japan, and European countries also need to give more economic sanctions to make the junta agree to let go their power.

 

[Nilgiri]

This kind of democratic movement in Myanmar against its Miilitary rule I would say will scare CCP in China as it could give some sort of influence to their people psychic that freedom is better than just economic development. Similar like happening during Tunisian democratic protest in Middle East. @Nilgiri your though please.......

I wonder with huge Chinese use VPN, so the possible influence could be some thing that China CCP is worrying now.

Since 90s, CCP civil leadership+bureaucracy has quite successfully delineated itself away from the PLA/CMC etc in the eyes of the Chinese people and even lot of people around world....they have entrenched this phenomenon more with the substantial wealth generated during the last few decades too.

Quite unlike more tin-pot regimes like in Burma.

So they will not be too concerned with the hot take on Burma...and whatever may or may not percolate to their people on the subject. Any that do can be silenced (by usual local CCP supporters without CCP getting hands dirty) anyway....as simply development of China is touted etc (compared to say Burma if that is what is brought up for it).

 

[Nilgiri]

The reality here is that Myanmar military has already taken the power, and this is why Indonesian foreign minister meet with the military ruler appointed foreign minister in Thailand. This is a politicall reality that should be accepted and military rule is not going to let go their power just like that, there should be some pressure and save face in the same time to solve this matter. Other power like US, Japan, and European countries also need to give more economic sanctions to make the junta agree to let go their power.

Issue is western trade and investment with Burma is extremely limited, so there is only so much sanctions scope/impact to begin with.

Burma is mostly driven by trade and investment from other Asian countries, especially China. China can also replace anything that might reduce from more pro-west Asian country like Japan or Korea.

Burmese junta will likely run a fake rigged election at some point for one of their chosen candidates. Doubt they want to do the SLORC thing again.

 

[Parry Brima]

It seems It's going to get worse

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1364853803195883520

Anyway, this is rather funny

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1364539923949314048