The Home Affairs Ministry today held a press conference in Yangon about the Myanmar Police Force’s investigation into the assassination of lawyer Ko Ni.
In the press conference, held at the Drug Elimination Museum in Yangon, the Home Affairs Minister Lt-Gen Kyaw Swe and other top officials explained to the media about their ongoing investigation into the assassination.
Based on the current investigation, the Home Affairs Minister said in the press conference that extreme patriotic fervour and a personal grudge led to the assassination of lawyer Ko Ni.
Currently, suspects Zaya Phyo and Aung Win Zaw and Naga Lay aka Aung Naing Myint, have been arrested and detained.
Police Major General Win said clues as to the suspects’ personal grudge towards lawyer Ko Ni have been found.
The investigation is ongoing and has yet to be brought to court.
Muslim lawyer and National League for Democracy Party advisor Ko Ni was shot dead at Yangon International Airport on January 29.
