and a city from scratch has proven difficult and some experts see monella as never to leave recovery. military seizes power in a coup or declares a state of emergency for one year it blames the government for ignoring claims of election fraud. and watching al-jazeera life headquarters here in doha also coming up the country's leader unsung suchi has detained her party as a people to reject the coup and protest. also south africa receives its 1st delivery of crude a virus vaccines a bit of criticism that the government was too slow to get the doses. also had an al-jazeera investigation of covers a criminal that were colluding with bangladeshi security forces are profiting from

links with the prime minister sheikh hasina. welcome to the program it was meant to be the day members newly elected parliament convenes for the 1st time but hours before lawmakers were due to take their seats the military seize control leader and son suchi has been detained at the army has just announced its remove 24 ministers from their posts and installed its own cabinet we begin our coverage with this report from one of the few western journalists based. in don't raid in yangon members of me a democratically elected leadership were rounded up and detained as the military staged a coup in the name of the state of emergency is in effect nationwide and the generation of the state of emergency is set to one year the military says it was acting in

response to widespread election fraud its chief minister lying now rules the country this is our worst nightmare quite clearly this is the myanmar military scrapping the democratic experiment you know you're talking about a party that won a landslide election truly a landslide election and all of the sudden we have. we have the president other top people. under detention and a state of emergency manufactured by the military to justify a year long seizure of power the raids came shortly before the 1st session of a new parliament was supposed to begin. party the national league for democracy had won a landslide victory in elect. actions in november instead the military is now patrolling the streets here in yangon it's been a tense day as information has continued to him although we have seen an increased security presence with riot police congregating in

a few key areas the streets of remained relatively quiet the energy is released a statement accusing the military of trying to return myanmar to a dictatorship and urging people not to accept the coup ok i mean i we have a lot of struggles right now for food for life in general the health you name it people have got the covert problem and now we have a coup we were about to be ok and now this happens what do we have to do to survive some supporters of the military did take to the streets in celebration the new leaders have pledged to hold fresh elections and allow the winner to take power. but this is a country that only recently emerged from 5 decades of military rule and many are skeptical. how can we believe they will stick to that one year period based on what there have been other things in the past we couldn't believe them over there will be a solution when all the people unite there's

a growing list of nations expressing concern over the situation as well as the united nations its former special rapporteur on myanmar says military chief min and lying is pursuing his personal ambitions i mean i wanted to be the president are so that he can stay in power the reason he wants to needs to stay in power is his family has so much at stake in. businesses are businesses run by the military or its cronies or its associates minim lines power play has left many in myanmar uncertain about what comes next and with banks and some shops closed people are stocking up on supplies early file al-jazeera. well let's take a close look at the general in charge when ally took over the military in 2011 the same year that we have our began undergoing major political changes under

a power sharing agreement the military is had a major say in defense and porter says it's also guaranteed 25 percent of seats in parliament general has also been credited for his part in critical national security decisions such as a cease fire agreement with ethnic groups but 2 years ago he was sanctioned by the u.s. for his role in a military crackdown on wrangel muslims the lead to more than 730000 people fleeing to neighboring bangladesh did recent interviews with local media he said to be open to entering politics once he stepped away from the military lower burden bradley has more on the suit chains turbulent relationship with the military. me a muslim leader uncertain suchi was once considered a beacon of democracy who stood up to the country's powerful military leaders now that military has seized control and arrested her replacing her with a military general it says the action is legally justified but many reject their

concerns as an institution that the election results will trigger government policies that will weaken the military's power system i think everyone in myanmar understands that they're using the law to their advantage the coup is a culmination of a turbulent relationship between fucci and the military that's been going on for decades suchi is the daughter of the late nationalist leader aung sun and she spent much of her youth overseas. she returned home in 1988 when she joined student led protests against the military the taken power in 1962 who. lived and who was crushed and hundreds of protesters killed. a year later she was imprisoned in. a family home and would spend 15 years in detention. in 2010 the military released suchi who walked free among large crowds of supporters.

it is difficult to achieve democracy and after we achieve democracy it is hard to maintain we have to do a lot of work and we have to take things slowly. in an historic shift from military rule cities national league for democracy came to power in 2015 she became state counselor and the de facto leader of myanmar but after 5 decades in power the military maintained much control. the constitution allowed it control of defense and interior ministries and it was guaranteed a quarter of seats in parliament that gave it another power to veto changes to the constitution. suchi is extremely popular in myanmar in 2900 she appeared in the international court of justice where she defended the military against allegations of genocide in 20 twenties november election her

party won a landslide victory the military kind the win was fraudulent just over 2 months later it seized power by force provoking widespread criticism of. city's previous detention did little to undermine her popularity but now it's unclear how active and vocal her supporters will be under threat of military action nor about the man the al-jazeera speak to our diplomatic james bays joins me now from the u.n. in new york james you know a military coup in uncertain politics of a country normally get diplomats flurrying sort of urgency meeting to discuss the issue and a sign of. yes i think that is likely in the coming hours we've already had great condemnation here at u.n. headquarters i have to say very snowy here no one actually in the u.n. headquarters i'm one of the few in the building but certainly people working from

home and working very hard on this issue the u.n. secretary general late at night in new york issued a statement saying he has grave concern and saying this is a serious blow to democratic reforms in the country and in the last few minutes out of geneva the u.n. high commissioner for human rights michele back chalets issued a statement again saying she has grave concern about the situation and calling for the immediate release of all the 45 people who have been detained in expressing her worries about censorship about crackdowns on the internet and what she says is a deep fear of a violent crackdown on dissenting voices we'll hear more from the u.n. secretary out in the next hour because it's their daily news conference the most important thing though is how the u.n. security council acts it's the 1st day of the month so there's a new presidency the u.k. as the new president of the security council the u.k.

ambassador barbara woodward will be giving a regular news conference is bound to be dominated by this issue in 2 hours from now and indeed james you know you talk about the u.n. secretary general as any a few days ago that he was talking about the concerns that the military were raising in me and and he said that the issues of election reargue irregularities should be dealt with through the legal operators of a sovereign country that included me and the military didn't think so so what we're seeing now obviously is an unfolding situation you've talked about the fact that various voices within the u.n. are going to talk in the coming hours but i suppose the real question is you know what can the u.n. do physically they can only watch from the sidelines for now. well there are things the u.n. potentially could do and again it's very much the u.n. security council that's key on this issue. you had actually with the new presidency of the u.k. they'd already been looking closely at this issue and had

a meeting that was due to take place on thursday to look at me and mark that meeting i'm hearing is likely to be moved up there's some suggestion from european diplomats they'd like it to take place in the next 24 hours and i think those european diplomats would like a strong statement from the security council what is the interesting part of the mix is what is russia and particularly china which has the most influence in the region what is it going to say on this issue and will it support a strong statement would it potentially even support sanctions that certainly where we're looking with regard to the united states and the european union looking in that they are probably pretty likely i think now to impose fresh sanctions on the military in myanmar of course will get an update from you i'm sure within the next hour once the secretary it has spoken james for the moment thank you. the u.s. state department has reacted to the coup saying that the united states opposes any

attempt to alter the outcome of recent elections or impede me on mars democratic transition and will take action against those responsible if these steps are not reversed we are monitoring the situation closely and stand with the people of burma who have already endured so much in their quest for democracy and peace our white house correspondent kelly halkett has more from washington d.c. . well i think that these are very strong words coming from the state department it is calling for the release of the civilian leader it says it is watching these events with grave concern and alarm and is also calling for the respect of the will of the people for those elections on november 8th so it's very clear that this white house that is just really into its 2nd full week is facing a significant test in terms of how to respond it says that it stands with the people in their aspirations for democracy and that the military must reverse

actions it's also essential he threatened to take further action if that does not happen the white house press secretary gentz psaki saying very clearly that there will be consequences that there is a time to act and that time is now. well still ahead here on al-jazeera a bail hearing in hong kong for jimmy lined the media tycoon charged with violating beijing's national security will that story after the break. it's time for the perfect gentleman who went on sponsored point qatar airways now we doesn't go by any means for the sydney smell of a difference in the air at the moment over the korean peninsula parts of china and japan rain came up rain's going away and the cold replaces what's temporarily

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about you watching all jazeera with me so robin a reminder of our top stories on mars military has seized power and now it's the removal of $24.00 ministers from their posts and installed its own cabinet civilian leader sun suchi and other officials have been detained the military has alleged voter fraud in the verbose poll but has promised to hold elections in one year and some suit she's party is urging people to reject the coup and protest there's heavy military presence in major streets across the country communication lines have been disrupted following the takeover and there's be widespread international condemnation of the coup the u.n. is calling it a serious blow to democratic reforms while the european union is calling for the outcome of recent elections to be respected. fishel said bangladesh have called for peace and stability in libya bar but this coup has cast doubt over the repatriation of hundreds of thousands of refugees living in cox's bazaar now they fled be a bar following

a military crackdown tarver choudhry has more from the bank whether she capital dhaka. well the 1st official reaction was from the foreign minister he said it really doesn't matter who is in power the repatriation agreement must be followed through now the foreign ministry itself send out a press release saying that it hopes that the constitutional arrangement and the democratic process will be upheld in myanmar although i spoke to some official off the record they're still concerned that things that might military might take a hardline approach need to be saving concept there has been recent trilateral meeting between china bangladesh and myanmar china is a very close ally of bangladesh it has been trying to influence china to exert pressure on me and mark to start their repaired creation process and there was some progress there was going to be another meeting in director general level of foreign office about the country to start the process. me on my side that it won't be anytime soon. till june or july not that whole thing might just fall apart because

they'll be too busy with domestic politics right now there's been interesting reaction from the camp i spoke to a lot of the rowing a leaders as well as some community people i know they're happy actually they said that he is behind bars rather detention they said she has been a big failure for us she gave us a lot of hope we even voted for so many of us during 2015 election but she let us down it was during her time that janet genocide and their trust that it took place they're not very happy with the military because the military has been the key from sixty's onwards to systematically. crack down on joining us and deal with them. a plane carrying south africa's 1st 1000000 current virus vaccine doses arrived in johannesburg the country is battling a 2nd wave of infections driven by a more contagious variant 1st identified that now there's concern about the effective or how effective the vaccines will be against the new mutation south

africa is the worst hit country on the continent for me develop has more from johannesburg she explains some of the challenges south africa faces in the 1st vaccine rollout. well there's been a lot of anticipation around the arrival of those vaccines of that vaccine at least that $1000000.00 doses that's come through now it wasn't clear all sue these processes what exactly what was going to happen and now it seems that rather than the actual vaccination process beginning any time soon it will take another 10 to 14 days for those 1st jabs to be given and that's often a quality assurance process the storage of the vaccines as well as tests on samples just to make sure that everything is as it should be we do expect the government to implement a electronic database where people can register to get the vaccine but at this stage that focus will be are now front line workers people working in hospitals and

health care facilities and in a later at a later stage phase 2 of the government grohl out will see essential workers like teachers and police officers able to get the vaccination also we know that it's on a voluntary basis and we do expect that the government may encounter some difficulties around confidence within the south african population around the efficacy of the vaccine and just exactly how it works because of course as many countries around the world the same as many countries around the same around the world have been a number of. conspiracy theories and misinformation that people have come across on things like social media so these are some of the challenges the government is facing aside from the issue of logistics and getting that vaccine to all parts of the country as quickly as possible. drugmaker pfizer has pleasure the additional $75000000.00 vaccines to the european union for the 2nd quarter now that

brings the total number of doses for the block this year to $600000000.00 the aim is to vaccinate 70 percent of adults in the e.u. by the end of the summer use that scene rollout has been slower than hoped it comes after a battle with astra zeneca over vaccine supplies either impose controls of the export of vaccines produced in the block start hers started as a vaccination campaign with the russian made sputnik vivax e it received an additional shipment of $22000.00 doses the deputy health minister was among the 1st to receive the job because its star has a population of 18000000 and it expects to roll out its own vaccine court quires covidien in march the philippines has lifted travel restrictions for countries with contagious coronavirus there aeons travelers with existing foreign visas of foreign spouses and children are allowed to enter starting from today foreign tourists remain prohibitive dogan has more from middle or. the travel restrictions

covering at least 30 countries with the new virus and of coronavirus cases is lifted effective today but the government is still limiting the arrival of foreign nationals here so tourists are still not allowed and only those who are free existing visas are able to come in the government also says it is imposing a much stricter who aren't in policy for those arriving in the philippines where there filipino or foreign nationals now there is a required 7 day quarantine with another covert testing on the 6th day this is a much more calibrated approach than what the government took last year when it implemented one of the most strictest lockdowns in the world that is because the country's economy can no longer afford another lock down and the philippine economy is already one of the worst performing in the region the country's g.d.p. has shrunk by more than one percent the government admits to that its own national

vaccination program for corona virus remains delayed compared to other southeast asian countries this is why it can only continue its calibrated approach here in the philippines to keep coronavirus cases in check up until a significant portion of the population has been inoculated or does there is a vestige of unit times of cover the criminal but colluding with the special forces of bangladesh profiting from powerful links with the country's prime minister the investigation found evidence that general. bangladesh is hope criminals truth justice a big money from state corruption will fall has this exclusive report. generalised heads of the binder to show me and the man appointed by prime minister sheikh hasina to defend the country. on surveillance team for loose the general to malaysia and discover that he's also going his own secret. waiting for him is his brother harry so ahmed he's

a convicted murderer and an international fugitive from a notorious dukkha crime gang banger desh police put him on their most wanted list another brother is also there joseph was on death row but freed after he was pardoned by president abdul hamid in 2080. we then tracked down the 4th armored brother anis as with harry's he's on the run after fleeing a conviction for the same killing of a political activist mr for rahman in takar back in 1996 the men get a diplomatic escort from the bangladesh high commission their bond was shake a scene or began when the brothers worked as her bodyguards in the 1990 s. in a converted recorded call general as he says the prime minister recently praised the loyalty of the brothers while speaking to prominent members of her ruling party.

haris has been in hiding for 20 years protected by the general before he was part of a crime gang on the streets of dhaka now he says he can exert influence over state institutions. people here. are going to pull. down. play nothing that point for nothing. we found harry so hungry where he runs numerous businesses under a false identity he tells our undercover source that he has shaikh has seen a support. contract you don't get that 7200000 he will never touch with him but little thing. that anyone can think of that there. is a hurry so also acts as a middleman for business deals in bangladesh. the man on the left is her son's

business associate they think they're talking to a fund manager in london who wants to invest millions in a bangladesh hotel to do so this is really really because he. usually is. spatially or so but the meeting is a sting set up by al jazeera is investigative unit. and. his son says he takes 20 percent from every deal. this is. basically. using. there because it is really. been going. out easier invited all those involved including prime minister shaikh a senior and general as he's ahmed to respond to its findings none did so well thought on al-jazeera. you can watch the full investigation all the prime ministers

band here on al-jazeera from 20100 hours g.m.t. . well police in new delhi have dug trenches and laid razor wire across roads to stop protesting farmers entering the capital as india's finance minister delivered the annual budget in parliament farmers have been demonstrating for months against agricultural laws they say will devastate their livelihoods and say that big corporations last week tens of thousands breached barricades on the outskirts of the capital and occupied a major landmark. u.s. secretary of state and to the blinken says the biden administration is considering new sanctions against north korea and other actions against russia he told u.s. media that washington is looking at responding to russia's crackdown on protesters as well as election meddling blinken says he's deeply disturbed by the crackdown on those demanding the release of jailed opposition leader alexina valley. germany is

demanding that russia immediately release jailed opposition leader alexina valley as well as the 1st time berlin is spoken out on the matter the government also called for the release of all protesters arrested during those demonstrations the valley was detained when he returned from germany have to receiving treatment for poisoning makers are urging berlin to cancel a multi-billion dollar gas pipeline from russia because of the valleys arrest. hong kong media tycoon and pro-democracy activist jimmy lai will remain in jail while judges consider his bail application the 73 year old is accused of conspiring with foreign forces under china's sweeping national security law at a hearing on monday government lawyers argued that those charged under the law should be held in custody but lies said he's agreed to strict house arrest measures the judges said they would deliver their ruling at a later date devitt apollo was outside the court in hong kong she has more of the background to the case. this case in particular to sell great interest to beijing

it's a very sensitive case and it's also the 1st national security law case to reach the final court of appeal now he was granted bail in december 23rd already but due to noises from beijing mostly in the form of state media commenting on how hong kong's courts were not well versed in the national security law and hong kong national security the department of justice brought that case back to the courts on december 31st and he was returned to jail jimmy lie as the media mogul and one of the most high profile pro-democracy activists is a very strong international ties this case is set to set aside to set a precedent for national security law peters in hong kong that law was imposed by beijing on july 1st it's very vague and draconian and it seem to have many moving goalposts so lawyers here and prosecutors here are still said to be finding their

way and this particular case is said to be able to define certain parameters from france national security law as more and more cases are expected to be brought to prosecution in the future. as there would be so rob a reminder of all top stories me about as military has seized power about the removal of $24.00 but it's just from the posts and installed its own cabinet civilian leader and son suchi and other officials have been detained the military has alleged voter fraud to develop this poll but has promised to hold elections after a year and some soup cheese party is a people to reject the coup.