Burmese army burned 11 villagers alive, the United States and the United Nations condemned: heinous
On Tuesday (7th) the Burmese army broke into a village in the northwestern Sagaing province (Sagaing) and shot and rounded up many villagers. Some of them were burned alive, resulting in 11 Civilians died. The United Nations and the United States condemned the outrageous move and called for accountability.
"Myanmar Today" reported that about 100 soldiers raided the village of Don Taw (Don Taw) that day and engaged in fierce gun battles with local guerrillas. A funeral volunteer who assisted the victims said that they hid in the refuge hut in order to escape the soldiers who attacked their village, but unfortunately they were found by the soldiers and suffered tragic harm.
In the video footage after the incident, it can be seen that on the ruins of what seems to be a burning hut, there are 11 scorched bodies of the victims surrounded in a circle, and some of the bodies are crawling or struggling.
According to the official list of the Myanmar Ministry of International Cooperation, the dead included 5 teenagers under the age of 18, 5 people aged 30 or under, and a 40-year-old disabled person. The leader of the Tangdo People’s Defense Force (PDF) stated that only the disabled person is the only non-PDF member. Other villagers also stated that the victims were members of the villagers’ self-defense group rather than PDF members, and sometimes engaged soldiers.
Regarding the massacre of villagers in Myanmar, UN spokesman Djarik expressed deep concern and condemned military violence.
US State Department spokesman Price said that the US was angry at the "disgusting" news and solemnly called on the Burmese military government to immediately stop using violent repression and release those detained since the February 1 coup d'etat.
The private monitoring agency Myanmar Accountability Program (MAP) filed a complaint with the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague, the Netherlands on Friday, stating that from the evidence collected and recent incidents, the military government’s use of torture to suppress demonstrations was extensive and systematic. , And the commander-in-chief of the National Defense Forces, Min Aung Lai, ordered the security forces to commit large-scale atrocities and should be held responsible for criminal responsibility, urging the ICC to initiate a criminal investigation and issue an arrest warrant.
Aung San Sook Hee sentenced to 4 years in prison for inciting and violating epidemic prevention regulations
Aung San Suk Kyi, a former State Counsellor of Myanmar, was charged with inciting rebellion and violating epidemic prevention regulations and was sentenced to 4 years in prison.
This is the first conviction of Aung San Suk Kyi since the military launched a coup in February this year to overthrow the democratically elected government.
Agence France-Presse reported that the Myanmar military spokesman Zaw Min Tun (Zaw Min Tun) stated that the court sentenced Aung San Sukkee to two years’ imprisonment under Article 505(b) of the Criminal Law and sentenced her to the Natural Disaster Management Act. Imprisonment for another two years.
Former President Win Myint was also sentenced to 4 years in prison for the same crime. The interrogation process of the two is not public.
However, Zuo Min Tun said that Aung San Suk Ji and Win Min will not be sent to prison for the time being.
He said that the two also faced other charges and therefore continued to be detained in facilities in the capital Naypyidaw for the time being, but did not provide more details.
The 76-year-old Aung San Suk-ki has faced a total of 12 charges before, including incitement, corruption, election fraud, leaking state secrets, violation of anti-epidemic regulations, illegal import and possession of walkie-talkies, etc. Many cases are still in the process of trial.
Myanmar held general elections in November last year, and the National League for Democracy (NDL) led by Aung San Suk Kyi won more than half of the federal parliamentary seats.
However, the Myanmar military believed that there was fraud in the general election and requested an investigation and postponed the convening of a new federal parliament meeting, but the NLD refused.
On February 1 this year, the then President Wen Min, State Counsellor Aung San Suk Kee, and some senior officials of the NLD were detained by the military. The military subsequently declared a one-year "state of emergency" and national power was transferred to the commander-in-chief of the National Defense Forces Min Aung Lai.
On July 26, the reorganized Union of Myanmar Election Commission issued an announcement stating that the general election held on November 8, 2020 was illegal and unfair, and the results of the election were abolished.