The corruption trial for a handful of Karen State government and Ministry of Home Affairs officials continued with a fourth hearing on Monday, at which the presiding magistrate ruled against one of the defendants’ bail application.
Min Htay, a central committee member of the All Burma Students’ Democratic Front (ABSDF) who was charged under the colonial-era Unlawful Associations Act, was acquitted by the Momeik Township Court in Shan State on Friday.
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Khon Ja pointed to an infamous incident involving a woman named Sumlut Roi Ja, who was abducted by Burmese soldiers in 2011 and never seen again.
Burma’s Social Welfare Department is issuing hotline phone numbers in response to reports of rampant sexual crimes against minors.
Campaigners are calling for a review of the convictions of 20 Muslims found guilty of terrorism last year under the recently repealed Emergency Provisions Act.
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The military is refusing to cooperate in the investigation into the rape and murder of two Kachin teachers in northern Shan State.
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The sentence, handed down today in Mandalay, was denounced by the former monk who led the 2007 Saffron Revolution.
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A hearing for student activists was cut short when the defence lawyer engaged in a shouting match with the judge, with the judge then suspending proceedings.
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The trial of student activists being prosecuted for their part in an education reform protest in Letpadan is being transferred to a court in Tharawaddy.
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A number of innocent witnesses are still being held by policy following Letpadan incident, including a teenager whose mother has not been able to see him.
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Defamation charges stemming from a speech last year will see the former NLD information officer in court later this month.
