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Myanmar: National Unity Government calls on Interpol to review junta’s invitation to 89th General Assembly
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NAYPYITAW, 20 November 2021, (TON): Media sources has confirmed that a Myanmar junta delegation is participating in the 89th Interpol General Assembly in Istanbul, Turkey next week as the country’s official representatives.
According to a senior Myanmar police source, Lt-Gen Than Hlaing is heading the contingent, likely by video link.
The three-day meeting to address “global security issues” is scheduled to begin on November 23.
Than Hlaing was appointed deputy home affairs minister on February 2, the day after military chief Min Aung Hlaing toppled Aung San Suu Kyi’s elected government in a coup. He is also the junta’s chief of police.
Canada, the EU, UK and US have sanctioned Than Hlaing for his role overseeing the junta’s crackdown on the public, in which more than 1,200 civilians have been killed and more than 10,000 arrested, according to the Assistance Association for Political Prisoners, which has been monitoring the ongoing repression.
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