Hon GERRY BROWNLEE (National): The New Zealand National Party joins the Government in condemnation of the executions of the four pro-democracy prisoners in Myanmar, Burma. History records that Burma has long, as a country, been beset by the sort of strife that ensures far too much human misery. It's a country that has been an international concern for many years. Post-independence, in 1948, saw a period where democracy was developing—until 1962, when the coup occurred. First, that prevailed until democracy was partially restored in 2010. But, after the elections of 2020, a military coup again took over the country, and it is objection to that junta that has led to the four being executed.