Myanmar Forces Torture Two NLD Members to Death
Published March 7th, 2021 - 10:19 GMT
A protester (C) gestures towards security forces as they shelter behind shields during a demonstration against the military coup next to Shwezigon Pagoda in Nyaung-U near the UNESCO world heritage site Bagan on March 7, 2021. STR / AFP
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Soldiers allegedly accused of torturing 2 NLD Members to death ahead of military coup
Two members of the National League for Democracy (NLD), the party of ousted State Counselor Aung San Suu Kyi, were allegedly killed by Myanmar's security forces during a night-long detention, family members said on Sunday.
During mid-night raids in several townships of the country’s commercial city of Yangon, police, backed up by soldiers, picked up Khin Maung Latt and Shein Win, the two NLD members, along with dozens of other people. Both were Muslims by faith, according to their family members.