Exclusive: inside Suu Kyi’s party offices after Myanmar military raid
By AFP
11 February 2021 |
11:00 am
AFP gained exclusive access to the National League for Democracy political party headquarters in Yangon that witnesses said was raided by security forces as a night curfew came into force last night. U Soe Win, the NLD HQ temporary representative shows the damage.
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