YANGON: Myanmar’s military authorities have executed four democracy activists accused of helping carry out “terror acts,” state media reported on Monday, marking the first executions conducted in decades in the Southeast Asian country. The four were sentenced to death in January in a closed-doors trial, accused of helping militias to fight the army that seized power in a coup
Get latest articles and stories on World at LatestLY. Myanmar s government announced Monday it had carried out its first executions in nearly 50 years, hanging a former National League for Democracy lawmaker, a democracy activist and two men accused of violence after the country s takeover by the military last year. World News | Myanmar Executes NLD Lawmaker, 3 Other Political Opponents.
BANGKOK (AP) — Myanmar has carried out its first executions in nearly 50 years, hanging a former National League for Democracy lawmaker, a democracy activist and two men accused of