UK Condemns Burma Coup, Demands Aung San Suu Kyi’s Release

Burma’s State Counsellor and Foreign Minister Aung San Suu Kyi (L) welcomes then-British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson (R) in Naypyidaw, Burma, on Jan. 20, 2017. Soe Zeya Tun/AFP via Getty Images

The UK on Monday condemned the military coup in Burma and demanded the release of Aung San Suu Kyi and other civilian leaders.

Burma’s State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi, the nation’s top leader, and the country’s president, Win Myint, were both detained in pre-dawn raids on Monday, Suu Kyi’s ruling National League for Democracy party said.