South Korea condemns Myanmar violence, urges release of Suu Kyi

Anti-coup protesters with helmets and shields captured from police prepare for fire tear gas during a demonstration in Yangon, Myanmar, Saturday, March 6, 2021. Security forces in Myanmar used force again Saturday to disperse anti-coup protesters, a day after the U.N. special envoy urged the Security Council to take action to quell junta violence that this week left about 50 peaceful demonstrators dead and scores injured. - AP

SEOUL, March 6 (Bloomberg): South Korean President Moon Jae-in called for the immediate release of Aung San Suu Kyi and other political detainees in Myanmar, while the United Nation’s Security Council is reviewing measures to take in response to the military coup in the South-East Asian country.

"Use of violence against the people of Myanmar must stop now,” Moon said in a post on his Facebook page on Saturday. "We condemn the violent suppression of protests by the military and the police forces, and strongly call for the immediate release of all those detained, including State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi.”