Myanmar junta summons German diplomat over remarks on deposed president

German chargé d’affaires Mathias Licharz, left, meets junta Deputy Foreign Minister Ko Ko Kyaw in Naypyitaw on November 10, after being summoned over his public remarks about ousted president Win Myint (Photo: Junta Ministry of Foreign Affairs) Myanmar’s military junta summoned Germany’s top diplomat in Yangon on Tuesday, accusing him of interfering in the country’s internal affairs after he publicly questioned the freedom of ousted president Win Myint, who was forced from power and arrested during the 2021 military coup. Mathias Licharz, chargé d’affaires at the German Embassy, was summoned to the regime’s foreign ministry in Naypyitaw two days after the embassy posted a video in which he said Win Myint remained effectively under detention despite the junta’s announcement of his release from prison in April. In the video, released to mark Win Myint’s 75th birthday, Licharz said the military authorities had failed to grant him permission to meet the former president more than. . . Subscribe for full access Myanmar Now's award-winning journalism is made possible by our subscribers. Become one today. Subscribe now Already a subscriber? Log in