Giving the presidency to a coup chief will be another stain on Myanmar’s reputation

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If his nomination for the Myanmar presidency is confirmed, General Min Aung Hlaing – who led the coup that ousted Aung San Suu Kyi's elected government – will be a sham leader nominated by a sham parliament created out of a rigged election, says Benedict Rogers M yanmar’s military coup leader, General Min Aung Hlaing, has moved a step closer to the presidency as the country’s new parliament has put forward his nomination. But the former army chief’s impending elevation raises serious concerns