



"As Chiefs of Defense, we condemn the use of lethal force against unarmed people by the Myanmar armed forces and associated security services," said the statement. It came after the defense chiefs of 12 countries including the U.S., UK, Japan and Australia denounced the Myanmar military, in a rare joint statement. President Joe Biden on Sunday slammed the bloodshed against the anti-coup protesters in Myanmar as "absolutely outrageous." The European Union described the deadly violence as "unacceptable." The international community has been swift to condemn the Southeast Asian country following the violence on Saturday. He said the situation in Myanmar is getting complicated and becoming harder to sustain over time as the military continues to rule "by the power of the gun." As a result, the country is becoming more unstable and "less and less governable by the day," Lemahieu added.
