Following worldwide condemnation, Myanmar junta falsely claims four executed pro-democracy activists were given a right to defend themselves.
“Junta spokesperson Zaw Min Tun said the executions were not personal but conducted under the law, and the men were given a chance to defend themselves.”On Monday, July 25, Myanmar’s military junta announced it had hanged four democracy activists – the country’s first executions in decades.
The other two men, Hla Myo Aung and Aung Thura Zaw, were convicted in April 2021 for allegedly torturing and killing a military informant., including from Southeast Asian states whose efforts to mediate peace in the war-torn country have stalled.“Junta spokesperson Zaw Min Tun said the executions were not personal but conducted under the law, and the men were given a chance to defend themselves.
A Myanmar citizen shows a three-finger salute representing resistance to the military junta at a protest against the execution of pro-democracy activists at Myanmar's embassy in Bangkok, Thailand, on July 26, 2022. “[The executed men] gave directives, made arrangements, and committed conspiracies for brutal and inhumane terror acts such as murdering, many innocent people died in cases,” the paper reported.
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