The ‘Assistant Association for Political Partners’ (AAPP) said that in Bago, 90 km from Yangon, the army acted in a very brutal manner against the protesters.
Protests in Myanmar. AP / PTI
In Myanmar, the army has now come down to deal with the dead bodies of the slain protesters. On Friday, the army took strong action against the protesters and shot dozens of people and killed them. Now the army (Myanmar’s Military) is charging their families $ 85 (about Rs 6,300) in lieu of dead bodies. Human rights activists present in the country have given information about this. A large number of demonstrations have been taking place in Myanmar since the military coup on 1 February.
The ‘Assistant Association for Political Partners’ (AAPP) said that in Bago, 90 km from Yangon, the army acted in a very brutal manner against the protesters. The army killed about 82 protesters here. Security forces had raided the city and then opened fire on the protesters. Since the military coup, more than 700 people have died in Myanmar’s military action so far. At the same time, more than three thousand people were detained and human rights activists were forced to hide.
Rifle and grenade killed protesters
The AAPP reported that Myanmar’s army attacked anti-coup demonstrators in Bago City on Friday. Army personnel targeted the protesters with rifles, rocket-propelled grenades (RPGs) and hand grenades. A protestor living in Bago city said that since the raid on Friday, people living in the surrounding area have fled from their homes. The internet of the area has been closed since Friday. Security personnel are searching the houses in the area.
Accusations mounted on protesters
According to the Facebook post of the Bago University Student Union, the army is charging a sum of 1,20,000 kyat (US $ 85 or 6300 Indian rupees) from the family of the slain protesters in exchange for their bodies on Friday. Radio Free Asia has also confirmed this news. At the same time, nothing has been said from the army in this matter. On the other hand, the army said that a mob of protesters attacked them. After this, action was taken to control the situation.
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