“After toppling the elected government of Aung San Suu Kyi and detaining the Nobel Peace Prize laureate, the junta leader dissolved her party, triggering an ongoing civil war”

“He also oversaw heavily restricted elections in January that criminalised protests, excluded main opposition parties and led to a walkover win for pro-military parties”

“Apart from the military, which occupies a constitutionally mandated 25 per cent of seats, parliament is operated by a coalition of parties loyal to the military. Together with its allies, the military controls nearly 90 per cent of seats across the bicameral body”