More than 700 people have killed since Myanmar’s military grabbed power
Myanmar security forces have killed over 700 people, according to a human rights watchdog. On Friday, at least 82 people killed in Bago during a crackdown on the anti-coup demonstration. According to the Assistance Association for Political Prisoners (AAPP), which has monitoring deaths since the coup started, the total number of those killed is certainly much higher.
Strong weapons, including rocket firearms and rocket-powered grenade, have used by soldiers for attacking anti-government protesters. However, attackers have said that the corpses of those murdered and wounded have stacked on each other in a nearby pagoda and classroom. The troops have trapped the bodies and the injured. According to AAPP’s article on the strike, several people who had wounded asked for medical attention but were refused by military care. Since the attack survivors have escaped the city.
More than 3,000 people reportedly detained under the Junta ruling:
According to the Associated Press, the assault on Bago was the third time within a week. In which the Junta used excessive force to protect the opposition. Earlier in the week, there were attacks in Kalay and Taze. The two cities in which the AP has formed bastions against the military rule. The attacks killed at least 11 people. The army took power in February, launching a coup against the November re-election-winning civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi’s National League for Democracy. Military officers claimed a systematic “poll scam”. But there has no proof to support the argument by an electoral commission.
According to AAPP, in Myanmar, more than 3,000 people reportedly detained under the Junta ruling. Calls have established for foreign assistance and action. The United Nations special envoy to Myanmar, Christine Schraner Burgener, arrived in Bangkok on Friday to focus on addressing the situation, says AP. Earlier this month Burgener cautioned that the international community would “bloodbath” if it did little else to combat crime.
