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Myanmar sentences 19 to death for killing army officer's associate
On March 27, the 19 robbed and tortured the two after stopping their motorbike in the township of North Okkalapa in the country's largest city Yangon, according to MRTV. The township is one of several in Yangon where the junta declared martial law in March.
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Gotcha: Riot police officers detain a demonstrator during a protest against the military coup in Yangon, Myanmar, on March 19. (Reuters/Stringer)
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yanmar's military-affiliated TV channel reported Friday night that 19 people were sentenced to death by court-martial the previous day over the death of an associate of an army officer, likely marking the first death sentences imposed by the junta following a February military coup.
On March 27, the 19 robbed and tortured the two after stopping their motorbike in the township of North Okkalapa in the country's largest city Yangon, according to MRTV. The township is one of several in Yangon where the junta declared martial law in March.
Out of the 19, only two are in custody, and the rest remain at large, the report said.
On the country's Armed Forces Day on March 27, more than 100 people were killed by security forces across Myanmar, the deadliest day of protests since the Feb. 1 coup.
Despite its heavy crackdowns on anti-coup protesters, the military has not been able to quell the demonstrations.
The Assistance Association for Political Prisoners, a Thai-based rights group monitoring the situation in Myanmar, put the death toll from the military's bloody campaign against protesters at 618 as of Friday.
