General Min Aung Hlaing, the military ruler of Myanmar has declared himself the new Prime Minister in a newly formed caretaker government, the country's official media agency has reported.
Just six months ago on February 1, the
army led by General Hlaing, seized power from a civilian government following
elections that were won by Aung San Suu Kyi's ruling party which the military
said had been fraudulent.
Myanmar's military has since detained
leader, Aung San Suu Kyi while dealing with a growing insurrection by
supporters of Suu Kyi who have now taken up arms to fight against the Junta.
Min Aung Hlaing has chaired the State
Administration Council (SAC) that was formed just after the coup and that has
run Myanmar since then. After the coup, elected leader, Suu Kyi, 75, was
charged with several crimes. Her trial on charges of illegally possessing
walkie-talkie radios and breaking coronavirus protocols is scheduled to resume
on Monday.
Reports say the armed forces have killed
939 dissidents since the coup while arresting at least 6,990 military
opponents.
However, in a new development, General
Hlaing on Sunday (Myanmar time) pledged to hold elections by 2023 and said his
administration was ready to work with a future regional envoy on Myanmar.
"In order to perform the country's
duties fast, easily and effectively, the state administration council has been
re-formed as caretaker government of Myanmar," a newsreader on state
Myawaddy television said.
He then repeated a pledge to restore democracy, saying, "We will accomplish the provisions of the state of emergency by August 2023".
He added: "I guarantee the establishment of a union based on democracy and federalism."
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