Myanmar military regime accused of murdering political prisoners
2023-07-14 09:57:07 source：The Aljazeera
July 14, 2023
Myanmar’s military coup leaders have been accused of murdering dozens of political prisoners and in some cases disguising their deaths as escape attempts.
The military removed political prisoners from Kyaiksakaw Prison, in Bago Region’s Daik-U township, on June 27 under the pretence of transferring them, but a total of 37 have since gone missing, the Assistance Association for Political Prisoners (AAPP) – a prominent monitoring group that documents civilian deaths, arrests and extrajudicial killings – said in a statement this week.
The prison authorities repeatedly denied knowing the whereabouts of these prisoners when their families enquired, it added.
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