Fresh protests erupted in Myanmar on Monday after the military cut internet services overnight, deployed more troops and rolled in armoured vehicles into several cities.
The February 1 coup and the arrest of Aung San Suu Kyi and others have sparked the biggest protests in Myanmar in more than a decade.
Aung San Suu Kyi’s lawyer Khin Maung Zaw said military leaders have extended their detention of his client until February 17.
Suu Kyi’s extended detention is likely to further inflame tensions between the military and the protestors.
At least 400 people have been detained so far, according to the monitoring group Assistance Association for Political Prisoners.
With protestors refusing to back down, the generals imposed an internet shutdown on Monday and ratcheted up the military’s presence across the country.
Many protesters gathered in the capital, Naypyitaw on Monday carrying pictures of Suu Kyi with the message, “We want our leader.”
A lot of residents reported an internet outage until about 9 am, when connections were restored.
Meanwhile, a joint statement from the United States, British and European Union ambassadors have urged security forces not to harm civilians.
The US embassy advised American citizens to shelter in place and not risk defying an overnight curfew imposed by the regime.
