Myanmar soldiers accused of atrocities amid resistance to junta

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Victims lashed together, tortured and burnt alive, locals say

Protesters march against the jailing of Aung San Suu Kyi, in Yangon, Myanmar, December 6 2021. Picture: SOCIAL MEDIA/REUTERS

Video footage purporting to show the burnt bodies was circulated on social media and images were published by some media including the Myanmar Now news portal. “The troops were just brutally killing anyone they could find,” the volunteer said, citing witness accounts. The volunteer has assisted people who have fled Don Taw and other nearby villages.Myanmar has been in chaos since the military overthrew Aung San Suu Kyi's democratically elected government, with widespread protests and the formation of militia, known as People’s Defence Forces, to take on the well-equipped army.

Dr Sasa, a spokesperson for Myanmar’s shadow civilian government set up following the coup, alleged the victims had been “lashed together, tortured and ultimately burnt alive”. In a post on social media, he listed the names of the 11, all male and including a boy of 14.

 

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