It seems that l cannot escape the Myanmar Junta even on home soil; the now-former Myanmar envoy to the UK. Kyaw Zwar Minn, was locked out of the embassy in London on Wednesday after speaking out against the coup and supporting the move for Aung San Su Kyi to be reinstated as leader. Of course, the foreign secretary Dominic Raab condemned the 'bullying' tactics of the military but diplomacy has its own rules unbeknownst to you or l and despite Raab's efforts, the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations must be observed. It's a simple process where the government merely needs to inform the host country that the ambassador no longer has the job. Yes, that simple.
The relative simplicity makes this situation all the more ridiculous but also all the more frustrating. Equally as serious is the message this gives to Myanmar people; the Junta is the legitimate government. I went on Twitter earlier today and l was disappointed to read comments saying they were not surprised that the U.K took such a stance. One tweet likened the UK government to the teacher who scolds the bully jocks for picking on the nerds, but secretly winks at the jocks when the nerds' backs are turned.
Betrayal is a bitter pill to swallow. 
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