Aung San Suu Kyi's 'Counterattack' Begins... Suu Kyi's Side Signs Contract with Overseas Law Firm
[Asia Economy Reporter Choi Eun-young] The National Adviser Aung San Suu Kyi's side, who was ousted by the military coup in Myanmar, has hired an overseas human rights law firm. As a result, the military's atrocities are expected to be addressed in international courts.
According to local media The Irrawaddy on the 13th, the Committee Representing Pyidaungsu Hluttaw (CRPH) announced yesterday that it recently signed a contract with an international law firm headquartered in the United Kingdom. The CRPH is a group formed by members of the National League for Democracy (NLD), the civilian government party led by Suu Kyi, who were elected in last November's general election.
The CRPH stated, "This law firm will provide legal advice on international court lawsuits against those responsible for the violent suppression of protesters and the oppression of democratically elected representatives."
They also explained that the law firm has provided legal advice to many countries and victims regarding human rights violation cases.
Furthermore, although legal disputes will take time, they will vigorously and firmly pursue legal actions to hold perpetrators accountable for widespread and systematic human rights violations.
Meanwhile, according to the Assistance Association for Political Prisoners (AAPP) in Myanmar and Tom Andrews, the UN Special Rapporteur on human rights in Myanmar, more than 70 Myanmar citizens have died from gunfire and other violence by the military and police since the coup on the 1st of last month until yesterday.
It has been revealed that over 2,000 citizens have been arrested and detained by the military and police.
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The Myanmar military staged a coup on the 1st of last month, seizing power on the grounds that Suu Kyi's civilian government did not investigate serious fraud that occurred in last November's general election.
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