Butinterviewswithactivists, lawyersandhumanrightsadvocatesdepict a patternofintimidationintheaftermaththatsomeobservershavelikeintotheviolentrepressionandsitsurveillanceduringthecountry's decadesofmilitaryrule.
A presidentialspokesmanreferredquestionstothemilitary, andthepoliceandarmyspokesmandismissedactivistfearsthattheywerebeinginvestigated, trackedorblockedfromleavingthecountryasfakenews.