The Myanmar military government has announced that it has executed four democratic activists allegedly supporting the execution of "terrorist acts." Execution in the country is the first in decades.
The four were sentenced to death in January and April in a private trial for supporting the militia fighting the army in power in a coup.
According to media reports, the execution was carried out by prominent activist Chomin Yu (53, commonly known as Jimmy) and former lawmaker and hip-hop artist Zayar Thaw (41), both of whom were detained by democratization leader Aung San Suu Kyi. Soon, the appeal was dismissed in June.
The other two are Mr. Framyo Aung and Mr. Aunturazo.
The four were charged under the Anti-Terrorism Act and the Criminal Code and were sentenced to death under prison procedures.
According to the activist group Political Criminal Assistance Association (AAPP), the last judicial execution in Myanmar was in the late 1980s. After the coup, security forces reportedly killed more than 2,100 people. The junta claims that the death toll has been exaggerated.
No comment from a military spokesman.
Mr. Pyozeyato's wife said she had not received notice of her husband's execution. No comments have been received from other relatives so far.
A spokesman for the National Unity Government of Myanmar (NUG), Cho Sau, said in a letter to Reuters that he was "terribly sad and, in fact, blames the junta's brutality in the strongest terms." did. The international community said it needed to punish the brutal acts of the armed forces.
A spokesman for the Myanmar Armed Forces, Zemin Tung, claimed last month that activists had killed more than 50 innocent civilians other than security forces and justified the death penalty. He also said that executions are taking place in many countries.
However, criticisms from the international community continued, and two UN experts strongly criticized the citizens as "a sneaky attempt to instill fear."
In June, Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen, the chair of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), sent a letter to Myanmar's top commander, Min Aung Hlaing, to convey deep concerns to neighboring countries and urge them not to execute the death penalty. rice field.
"Myanmar's patriots and advocates of human rights and democracy have been resented and overwhelmed by the news that they have been executed," said Tom Andrew, a UN Special Rapporteur on the Human Rights Situation in Myanmar. Issued a statement.
Elaine Pearson, deputy director of Asia at Human Rights Watch, an international human rights group, said it aimed to calm protests against the military. "European Union (EU) member states, the United States, and other governments should show the junta that there is punishment for the crime," he said.
"Execution is an arbitrary deprivation of life. It reiterates the history of Myanmar's brutal human rights," said Irwin van der Bolt, regional director of Amnesty International.
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