On March 3, the Burmese military cracked down on protesters in a bloody crackdown.
The Burmese military’s bloody crackdown on peaceful protesters has resulted in the deaths of more than 50 protesters. Indian officials revealed today (March 4) that three Burmese police officers have fled to India to seek asylum after refusing to carry out orders to crack down.
An Indian official said the same day that three Burmese policemen had crossed the border into India’s northeastern state of Mizoram in hopes of gaining asylum with the Indian government, Reuters reported on March 4. The Indian government is assessing their health status and making arrangements.
The Indian official said the three Burmese police officers said they could not accept the Burmese military’s repressive orders and decided to abandon their posts and flee, and they crossed the border into India on the afternoon of the 3rd. India and Myanmar share a 1,643-kilometer border with each other.
The report did not specify what orders were given by the Burmese military. But on March 3, the Burmese military escalated its repression, opening fire on protesters in a bloody crackdown.
Christine Schraner Burgener, the U.N. special envoy for Burma, condemned it as the bloodiest day since the Burmese military’s coup.
She told the media that at least 38 people died that day, bringing the death toll of protesters to more than 50 since the coup, with many more injured.
Myanmar’s military staged a coup on Feb. 1 to forcibly take over power, sparking massive protests by people across the country. Recently, the Burmese military has escalated its crackdown, shooting at protesters and suppressing them with live ammunition.
On March 3, videos and photos surfaced online showing Burmese soldiers holding assault rifles at the scene of the crackdown. But the Burmese people are not afraid of the military’s forceful repression, but still continue to take to the streets to protest.
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