Myanmar poet’s body returned to family with organs missing

Aljazeera
10 May 2021

Prominent cultural figures and celebrities have emerged as key supporters of opposition to the February 1 coup.

Demonstrators march during an anti-military coup protest in Mandalay on Monday [Stringer/EPA]

Myanmar poet Khet Thi, who wrote in resistance to the generals who seized power on February 1, has died after being detained by the security forces and his body was returned with the organs removed, his family said on Sunday.

A spokesman for the country’s military leaders did not answer calls to request comment on the death of Khet Thi, who had penned the line “They shoot in the head, but they don’t know the revolution is in the heart.” The poet was 45, according to his Facebook page.