Myanmar military takes control after detaining Suu Kyi

Yangon, Feb 1 : The Myanmar military on Monday detained government leaders including State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi and President U Win Myint after which the government declared a state of emergency which will last one year.
The emergency declaration signed by First Vice President U Myint Swe, who is serving as the Acting President, was announced on the military-owned Myawady TV, reports Xinhua news agency.
The state power will be handed over to Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services Min Aung Hlaing, according to the declaration.
Besides Suu Kyi and President U Win Myint, other senior officials of the ruling National League for Democracy (NLD) were also detained by the military earlier in the day.
“I received internal reports about our state counsellor and president being taken by the military. As far as I was informed, Shan State’s Planning and Finance Minister U Soe Nyunt Lwin, Kayah state’s NLD chairman Thaung Htay and some NLD representatives of the Ayeyarwady region’s Parliament have been detained,” Myo Nyunt, spokesperson of the NLD, told Xinhua.
“Two members of the Central Executive Committee of the party were taken and I am also waiting to be detained as I was informed by our members that my turn will come shortly,” he said.