1 March 2021: The Maldivian Democratic Party strongly condemns the military and police crackdown of peaceful protestors in Myanmar, and especially denounces use of violence which has resulted in deaths and serious injuries.

The MDP also condemns the recent military coup and the detention of Aung San Suu Kyi and other democratically elected leaders, and calls on the international community to do its utmost to stop the violence, to release the democratic leaders, and to ensure the will of the people, as expressed through their vote, is upheld.