- More than 130 regime opponents have been condemned to death.
- At least seven university students were condemned to death behind closed doors.
- Turk asked for a halt on the death sentence from Myanmar’s military government.
More than 130 regime opponents have been condemned to death since February 2021, a senior UN official said.
At least seven university students were condemned to death behind closed doors on Wednesday, and four more were reportedly sentenced on Thursday.
Turk asked for a halt on the death sentence from Myanmar’s military government.
“The military continues to hold hearings in secretive courts, violating fair trial standards and judicial independence and impartiality,” he stated.
The military disdained regional and international peace efforts by using death sentences to squash opposition, the UN chief warned.
The Students’ Union of Dagon University in Yangon, the country’s largest city, announced Thursday that a military court in Yangon’s Insein prison sentenced seven students between the ages of 18 and 24 to death on Wednesday.
An official member of the Dagon University Students’ Union informed the AP that the seven were convicted of murder for allegedly shooting a bank branch manager in April.
Duwa Lashi La, chairman of a parallel civilian government opposed to the military regime, stated 2,000 people have died since the military seized power and deposed Aung San Suu Kyi’s government.
Duwa Lashi La, acting president of the National Unity Government (NUG), said Thursday that the death toll was significant but “the price we must pay” to oppose the military.
The military’s repression in rural areas has grown due to the crushing of nonviolent protests against military authority.
In late July, the military executed four political activists, the first in 30 years.
Western nations and ASEAN condemned the hangings, but the military government has failed to implement a five-point peace plan.
Western governments have supported the NUG and sanctioned military officers and firms, but they haven’t provided military aid for the opposition. They feel ASEAN is best positioned to resolve the conflict amicably.
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