Amendments Should Not Harm Essence of Constitution, Military Warns

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YANGON: Myanmar's military has denounced recent -attempts made by the ruling National League for Democracy (NLD) to amend the country's constitution, saying it is "breaching constitutional rules" and warning that the military would not tolerate any amendments that harm the essence of the Constitution. Speaking at a press conference held in Yangon on Feb 23, senior leaders of the military, or Tatmadaw, reiterated the opposition of its Parliament appointees against the formation of a joint committee tasked with amending the military-drafted Constitution.