Myanmar’s military has not used the death penalty in more than 30 years, but amid a violent — and so far unsuccessful — campaign to stamp out resistance, officials are turning to new forms of intimidation.
— campaign to stamp out resistance, officials are turning to new forms of intimidation, experts say.
Zachary Abuza, a professor at the National War College in Washington who studies Southeast Asian security issues, said the threat to execute renowned activists is part of a wider strategy the junta hopes will terrorize people into submission. Its tactics have been honed over years spent crushing ethnic insurgencies, and include“The military leadership is truly frustrated,” Abuza said. “And they’re trying to send a clear signal that they are in charge.
that the rumors were untrue, though junta officials reiterated in a televised news conference Thursday afternoon that the prisoners would be executed soon.The junta says it will also execute two other men, Hla Myo Aung and Aung Thura Zaw, who were convicted of killing an alleged military informant.
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