The Myanmar military is moving quickly to set up a system of governance following Monday's coup.
It has announced the appointments of top officials of key agencies through its newly established governing body.
The State Administrative Council led by Senior General Min Aung Hlaing has replaced the top personnel of the police, judiciary, central bank, and other governing bodies. It has also appointed members of the election commission.
The military says there were irregularities involving more than 10 million votes in last November's general election, although an investigation was never conducted.
The military says it was inevitable that it would take power because the de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi was in the process of setting up a new government.
The military detained Aung San Suu Kyi and other ruling party officials and declared a one-year state of emergency. It's promising to hold free and fair elections, but has not set a date.
It has announced the appointments of top officials of key agencies through its newly established governing body.
The State Administrative Council led by Senior General Min Aung Hlaing has replaced the top personnel of the police, judiciary, central bank, and other governing bodies. It has also appointed members of the election commission.
The military says there were irregularities involving more than 10 million votes in last November's general election, although an investigation was never conducted.
The military says it was inevitable that it would take power because the de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi was in the process of setting up a new government.
The military detained Aung San Suu Kyi and other ruling party officials and declared a one-year state of emergency. It's promising to hold free and fair elections, but has not set a date.
◆coup クーデター When there is a coup, a group of people seize power in a country.
◆judiciary 司法 The judiciary is the branch of authority in a country which is concerned with law and the legal system.
◆irregularities 不正 the state or quality of being irregular ict what will happen next.
◆de facto 事実上の De facto is used to indicate that something is a particular thing, even though it was not planned or intended to be that thing.
◆detained 拘束する When people such as the police detain someone, they keep them in a place under their control.