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Myanmar junta accuses Aung San Suu Kyi of taking bribes as eight killed in anti-coup protests
Myanmar’s military government has accused deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi of accepting illegal payments as eight people were killed when security forces opened fire on protests against the coup, witnesses and local media said.
Key points:
- More than 60 protesters have been killed since the February 1 coup
- Amnesty International says many killings by the military amounted to extrajudicial executions
- The junta alleges Ms Suu Kyi accepted illegal payments worth $771,800
Rights group Amnesty International says the military has adopted battle tactics against demonstrators.
Six people were killed in the central town of Myaing when forces fired on a protest, a man who took part in the demonstration and helped carry bodies to hospital told Reuters by…
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