H.E. Dr. Sasa, Union Minister of the Ministry of International Cooperation and spokesperson of the National Unity Government of Myanmar, Former Myanmar Special Envoy to the UN Addressed to the Parliamentarians of the European Union

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"Dear respected members of the Parliament of the European Union, thank you so much indeed for giving me this great opportunity to represent my people and country of Myanmar, which have suffered too much for far too long under the hands of the failed coup leader Min Aung Hlaing and his military junta regime’s reign of terror against the 54 million people of Myanmar. This is the darkest moment in our history. The people of Myanmar are facing the darkness of the genocidal military junta. While the future of Myanmar is in the hands of the brave people of Myanmar, we need the strong and continued support, friendship and recognition from the people, Parliamentarians, and European Union and its international alliance. Your support and recognition are absolutely crucial in ending this cruel military junta in Myanmar and building a new Myanmar into an inclusive federal democratic union for ALL the people of Myanmar regardless of race, religion, culture, gender, background and ethnicity. Under the hands of the failed coup leader, Min Aung Hlaing and his genocidal military junta forces, the 54 million people of Myanmar are facing brutal crimes against humanity, war crimes and ethnic cleansing. 1. Over 915 people, including 72 children have been murdered in cold blood since 1st of February 2021 when the military Generals in Myanmar took entire nation hostage. 2. More than 6,200 innocent Myanmar people were arrested illegally without cause. 3. Many of our democratically elected leaders of Myanmar are facing a show trial with fraud charges which has nothing to do with the rule of law but has everything to do with the destruction of our democracy and freedom, and the prolonging of the military junta reign of terror against the people of Myanmar. 4. More than 2,000 people have been forced to flee for their lives from illegal arrest warrants. 5. A Few days ago the military junta in Myanmar made another show again by releasing more than 2,000 illegally detained civilian hostages who should never have been arrested in the first place. The military junta is preparing another mass illegal arrest by releasing them as show and also for making more spaces at famous junta run concentration camps - the Insein Prison and other junta run concentration camps and prison cells across the country. Insein prison and other junta run prisons must be closed by the international community immediately before these concentration camps become the place of hell where human beings are being dehumanized by the junta forces. These prisoners of conscious held in these concentration camps have done nothing wrong; they simply were using their right to freedom of expression. 6. 1.2 million innocent people of Myanmar have fled for their lives from their homes, villages, town and cities which have come under attack by the genocidal military junta forces, who are guilty of crimes against humanity, war crimes, and ethnic cleansing against the people of Rohinga our brothers and sisters, the people in Kachin, Karen, Kayah, Mon, Shan, Rakhine and Chin States which make over 40% of the Myanmar population. (UNCHR: 1.2 million IDPs, Refugees from Myanmar). 7. 27 million people of Myanmar will be living in poverty within a year. (Half the population of Myanmar will live under the poverty line within a year - UNDP). 8. 6.4 million people in Myanmar will have no food by the end of October this year (United Nations World Food Programs - WFP). 9. We have received several hundred thousand emails: 151,000 emails contain documented cases of crimes against humanity, and 310,000 videos and photographs of atrocities. 10.427 strong cases are being open by international human rights lawyers on behalf of 28,005 victims who suffered crimes against humanity committed by the military junta forces. These are being named with case details and cases notes. 11. Covid-19 cases are rising rapidly and out of control without the provision of Covid- 19 vaccinations. Myanmar is becoming another breeding ground for Covid-19. 12. Myanmar is quickly becoming a failed state, and our economy is collapsing without break, our health care, education and other basic services are paralyzed, and food insecurity is sharply rising. 13.The violence and killing continue and are becoming more and more widespread across the nation. 14.Therefore, we are getting closer and nearer to a great civil bloodbath, great civil war, and another genocide, which can be prevented only by the international community’s strong actions against this genocidal military regime in Myanmar. 15.The ASEAN five-point consensus on Myanmar passed more than two months without any actions on the ground, and the military junta continues to use ASEAN as their propaganda tool. 16.The 76th UN General Assembly resolution adopted on Myanmar has passed two weeks with no results on the ground in Myanmar. The military junta in Myanmar keeps showing zero respect for the International Community, our ASEAN brothers and sisters, and the people of Myanmar. 17.The military junta forces have occupied our churches, schools, community halls and hospitals to use as barracks and supply depots. These junta forces are replacing textbooks and pencils with the terror of fear, violence, guns and bullets; replacing Bibles and hymnals with intimidation, oppression, mortars and bombs; and replacing life-saving hospital equipment with weapons of torture, destruction and death. 18.It is not normal that classrooms are being occupied by junta soldiers, and that the school children are being forced to flee for their lives; nor is it normal that places of worship and community centers are being occupied by the junta forces, and that the communities, pastors, monks, and leaders are being forced to flee for their lives. It is not normal that our hospitals, schools, colleges, universities, banks, and economy is crashing due to this military reign of terror. It is not normal that our teachers, tutors, professors, doctors, nurses, midwives, engineers, scholars and civil servants are being forced to flee for their lives because of their peaceful movement of Civil Disobedient Movement-CDM which is more powerful than all the military junta’s acts of terrorism against the people of Myanmar..."

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Ministry of International Cooperation Myanmar

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2021-07-02

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2021-07-04

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