The military junta have rejected recent comments from UN special envoy Christine Schraner Burgener, claiming that ‘biased allegations’ were made based on ‘unconfirmed information,’ according to a Myanmar government media report.

The UN special envoy had mentioned that, by forming a new ‘caretaker government’, Snr Gen Min Aung Hlaing appeared determined to solidify his grip on power. The junta stated that they believed Ms Schraner Burgener’s comments violated the UN Charter.

“In my view, the Commander-in-Chief appears determined to solidify his grip on power with the latest caretaker government announcement; also, with the formal annulment of the election result from last year and declaration of the Commander-in-Chief to be Prime Minister of the country,” the UN envoy said, speaking from Switzerland.

UN News reported that Ms. Schraner Burgener also expressed fear that the National League of Democracy (NLD), which won the November 2020 election, could also soon be forcibly disbanded. State Counsellor and party leader Aung San Suu Kyi, alongside President Win Myint, were detained in the 1 February coup.

“This is an attempt to promote legitimacy against lack of international action taken”, she said. “And I have to make (it) clear that the UN does not recognize Governments, so it’s up to the Member States.”

She underlined that “as long as Member States do not make any decision”, Myanmar’s Permanent Representative in New York, Kyaw Moe Tun, remains the country’s legitimate UN Ambassador, while Aung San Suu Kyi and President Win Myint are its leaders.

Recently, international media reported that a plot was uncovered to kill or injure Ambassador Kyaw Moe Tun, who denounced the coup in the General Assembly Hall in New York.

“I was really shocked to hear this, and clearly it’s now up to the investigation team to find out who is behind this attack,” said Ms.Schraner Burgener.