{"id":15221,"date":"2026-11-10T18:19:06","date_gmt":"2026-11-10T18:19:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=15221"},"modified":"2026-11-10T18:19:06","modified_gmt":"2026-11-10T18:19:06","slug":"myanmar-summons-german-envoy-over-controversial-video-government-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=15221","title":{"rendered":"Myanmar summons German envoy over controversial video | Government News"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Mathias Licharz calls for the \u2018unconditional\u2019 release of ousted politicians, including former leader Aung San Suu Kyi.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Myanmar\u2019s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has summoned the head of mission at the German embassy in the country over a Facebook video calling for authorities to \u201cunconditionally release\u201d ousted politicians such as former leader Aung San Suu Kyi<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The ministry said in a statement on Tuesday that Mathias Licharz in the video \u201cappeared to fuel opposition to the host country and its Government, thereby inciting internal unrest\u201d.<\/p>\n

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Licharz met Deputy Foreign Minister Ko Ko Kyaw, was \u201cwarned against the video\u201d and handed an aide-memoire, the ministry said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Deputy Minister strongly warned against recurrence of such act and informed him that any similar conduct would be treated with utmost seriousness and would take appropriate actions,\u201d the ministry said.<\/p>\n

Licharz posted the video on Sunday, standing outside the former Yangon residence of Win Myint, the figurehead president of Aung San Suu Kyi<\/a>\u2018s government that was removed in a 2021 coup.<\/p>\n

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Myanmar activists hold an image of their country\u2019s civilian president Win Myint as they protest outside the Myanmar embassy in Tokyo on February 7, 2021 [Philip Fong\/AFP]<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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The German diplomat said in his message, marking Win Myint\u2019s 75th birthday, that the United Nations still regards him as the \u201clegitimate president\u201d of Myanmar.<\/p>\n

In the video, he called for authorities to \u201cunconditionally release all those who are arbitrarily detained, including Win Myint and Daw Aung San Suu Kyi\u201d \u2013 using the affectionate term by which Aung San Suu Kyi<\/a>\u2018s supporters refer to her.<\/p>\n

Germany\u2019s embassy in Myanmar did not immediately comment.<\/p>\n

Win Myint\u2019s downfall<\/h2>\n

Win Myint was jailed in the February 2021 military coup, ending Myanmar\u2019s decade-long democratic experiment.<\/p>\n

Since then, pro-democracy rebels rose up<\/a> and long-simmering ethnic minority rebellions challenging central rule boiled over<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Aung San Suu Kyi, left, and detained President Win Myint during their first court appearance in Naypyidaw [File: Handout\/Myanmar Ministry of Information via AFP]<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Authorities said in April he had been pardoned of his post-coup convictions \u2013 charges that supporters and analysts say were confected to oust the government.<\/p>\n

However, Licharz said in his video message his efforts to meet Win Myint had been unfruitful.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere is only one conclusion,\u201d he said. \u201cU Wint Myint is not a free man. He\u2019s not allowed to meet with whom he would like to meet, and he\u2019s not allowed to communicate independently,\u201d he added, using a male honorific.<\/p>\n

The military leadership behind the coup organised elections,<\/a> installing a nominally civilian government this year, although analysts regard it as a fig leaf for ongoing military rule.<\/p>\n

\u201cShould the Charge d\u2019Affaires choose to recognize U Win Myint as President and wish to discontinue his service in Myanmar, the Ministry would have no objection,\u201d the Foreign Ministry statement said on Tuesday.<\/p>\n

Aung San Suu Kyi remains detained<\/a> but was moved to house arrest<\/a> in the capital Naypyidaw this year, authorities say, where access to the 81-year-old Nobel Peace Prize laureate remains tightly controlled.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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