MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines said on Tuesday that it was “profoundly dismayed” by reports of “excessive” force used against unarmed protesters in Myanmar over the weekend following the country’s military coup.
“The Philippines is profoundly dismayed at reports of excessive and needless force against unarmed protesters in Myanmar on Armed Forces Day, which resulted in the worst violence since the military takeover,” the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said in a statement.
The Philippine government, through the DFA, reiterated its call for security forces in Myanmar to “exercise restraint and desist from resorting to disproportionate force against unarmed citizens.”
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