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Reuters
Reuters
Politics
John Geddie and Poppy McPherson

Exclusive-UK urges ex-Myanmar ambassador to leave London home citing junta 'pressure'

FILE PHOTO: Myanmar's ambassador Kyaw Zwar Minn stands, after he was locked out of the embassy, and sources said his deputy had shut him out of the building and taken charge on behalf of the military, outside the Myanmar Embassy in London, Britain, April 8, 2021. REUTERS/Toby Melville/File Photo

Britain has urged Myanmar's former ambassador to leave the official London residence where he has continued to live since he was ousted for criticising last year's military coup, citing pressure from the junta, according to emails seen by Reuters.

Kyaw Zwar Minn was locked out of his embassy last April by his own staff after calling for the release of Myanmar's civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi, detained alongside most of her government in the Feb. 1 coup.

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