Published
Wednesday, July 21, 2021
Military detains three soldiers accused of raping and murdering ethnic Kachin farmer
This picture taken on September 19, 2012 shows the Nhkawng Pa Internally Displaced People's (IDP) camp in Moe Mauk township, near Laiza, a town in Myanmar's northern Kachin state home to the ethnic Kachin rebels' headquarters. Photo: AFP
Myanmar’s military has detained for investigation three soldiers accused of raping and murdering a 55-year-old ethnic Kachin farmer, Khaw Ywe, but the slain woman’s family, neighbours, and activists say they fear the military’s legal system lacks the transparency to ensure justice will be served, RFA reported.
On July 17, the military acknowledged the incident in a statement saying that the three soldiers had accidentally killed Khaw Ywe in an altercation.
The army detained the three soldiers and ordered an autopsy on Khaw Ywe’s body.
