Myanmar’s junta says it has arrested seven males and three girls for finishing up a collection of killings in Yangon. A press release launched on Sunday mentioned the ten have been members of the Inya City Drive who have been taken into custody between Oct. 1 and Oct. 6.
The junta mentioned the group was behind the killings of former Brig. Gen. Ohn Twin and his son-in-law, ex-Capt. Ye Tayza of their residence in Yangon’s Hlaing township on Sept. 24. Members are additionally accused of killing Maj. Kaday Phyo Aung on April 10 and the murders of a number of Yangon ward directors.
The Inya City Drive confirmed a few of its members had been arrested however didn’t give the quantity. It mentioned the remainder of the group went to the Thai-Myanmar border to keep away from being captured.
RFA has not been capable of affirm independently whether or not the ten individuals named by the junta are all members of the anti-regime group and was unable to contact the Inya City Drive to confirm the claims.
In keeping with information compiled by RFA, 9 serving and former army officers have been killed up to now 11 months.
The Help Affiliation for Political Prisoners (Burma) mentioned almost 16,000 individuals had been arrested because the coup on Feb. 1 final 12 months, with 12,783 nonetheless in custody.