Suu Kyi Says Myanmar Must End Military’s ‘Special Position’

Myanmar needs constitutional changes that end the military’s “special position” in politics to foster democracy, said opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi.

“This constitution is about preserving the privileged position not just of the military but of all those who were connected to it in the previous regime,” Suu Kyi told a joint meeting of two European Parliament committees today in Strasbourg, France. “We have a long way to go before we achieve genuine democracy and we have to start with amending this constitution, which is wholly undemocratic.”