On Monday, the spokesperson of the in-power National League for Democracy announced that in addition to senior leaders, Aung San Suu Kyi, the leader of Myanmar was detained after a raid carried out early morning, reported Reuters. 

The announcement comes just days after increasingly strained relations between the military and government of Myanmar which raised serious concerns of a coup as a result of the state elections, which according to the armed forces of the country were fraudulent. 

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Spokesman Myo Nyunt told Reuters by phone that Suu Kyi, President Win Myint and other leaders had been “taken” in the early hours of the morning.

“I want to tell our people not to respond rashly and I want them to act according to the law,” he said, adding that the move was suspected by him. 

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Early on Monday, the phone lines in the country’s capital had been out of order for most. 

“The telecommunication disruptions, beginning approximately 3:00 am Monday morning local time, have a significant subnational impact including the capital, and are likely to limit coverage of events as they take place,” said the Netblocks civil society group.

According to a member of the government and the National League for Democracy, the political party’s central executive committee member, Han Thar Myint was also detained early morning, reported Reuters.