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Myanmar military sentences 19 to death as Australia joins call to free political prisoners
Nineteen people have been sentenced to death in Myanmar for killing an associate of an army captain, the military owned Myawaddy TV station said, the first such sentences announced in public since a February 1 coup and crackdown on protesters.
Key points:
- More than 600 people have been killed by Myanmar security forces cracking down on protests against the coup
- The ambassadors of 18 countries including Australia have called for the restoration of democracy and release of political prisoners
- The UN Security Council has been warned that Myanmar is on the verge of “state collapse”
The report said the killing took place on March 27 in the North Okkalapa district of Yangon, Myanmar’s biggest city. Martial law has been declared in the district,…
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