The Republic of the Union of Myanmar
National Unity Government
http://nugmyanmar.org
Statement On Military Council’s Attempt to Exploit The Population As Human Shields
3 September 2024
On February 10, 2024, the terrorist military council forcibly enforced the mandatory conscription law, coercing young people between the ages of 18 and 35 to serve as human shields. Following this, on August 16, 2024, they established a subordinate terrorist group named the “Central Command for Public Security and Counter-Terrorism”, attempting to forcibly mobilize elderly citizens, aged 35 to 65, for combat.
Due to the unified strength of the entire public and the revolutionary forces, the terrorist military council, which is facing failures in political, military, foreign, and financial arenas, is desperately looking to use the entire country and its people as hostages and human shields for the sole purpose of prolonging its own survival.
The threat of military dictatorship has now fallen upon every individual, regardless of age, ethnicity, or religion, and it is becoming increasingly evident that no one can escape from it. Therefore, it is a solemn call to decisively resist and oppose the terrorist military council, which underestimated the power of the people’s Spring Revolution, by using all possible means to clearly demonstrate that “the entire population will never bow down to the military dictators”.
It is imperative for countries around the world to understand that the root cause of all the suffering faced by Myanmar and its people is the military dictators and the battalions, units, and soldiers who carry out their unjust orders. We urge them to take effective actions to stop the military council from using all civilians as human shields and to support, the People’s Spring Revolution, which strives to end dictatorship, including the military dictatorship, and to establish a federal democratic system.
National Unity Government
