The campaign of arrests and intimidation of UEC officials has raised concerns the military is seeking to pressure the commission to give their backing to its election fraud claims. Videos have appeared on social media appearing to show some of the late-night detentions of UEC officials, including one from the central Myanmar city of Meiktila. It seems the reason they took other senior people is to discuss issues with ballot papers.”They added: “All election commission officials are in big trouble. Local media has reported that another three UEC officials were arrested in Hakha, the capital of Chin state. In public remarks this week the military stood by its claims of election fraud and said it would hold another election and hand power to the winner.

Source: The Guardian February 12, 2021 10:38 UTC