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May 6, 2019
Killing of 6 Villagers in Rakhine State Should Be Fully, Credibly Investigated
Maj. Gen. Nyi Nyi Tun and Maj. Gen. Soe Naing Oo of the Myanmar military’s information team announce the Arakan Army’s classification as a terrorist organization at a press conference in Naypyidaw, January 18, 2019. © 2019 AP Photo
(New York) – Myanmar authorities should independently investigate the killing of detainees held by the military in Rakhine State, Human Rights Watch said today. On May 2, 2019, army soldiers shot and killed at least six villagers from among several hundred who had been detained in Kyauk Tan, Rathedaung township, for suspected links to the Arakan Army, an ethnic Rakhine armed group.