A senior prison official told Reuters the soldiers' punishment was reduced by the military.
Seven soldiers accused of involvement in the massacre of 10 Rohingya Muslim villagers in Myanmar have reportedly been granted early release, having served less jail time than two Reuters reporters who first uncovered the crime.
Neither official was willing to confirm the exact date of the soldiers’ release, but two former inmates said they were freed in November. Two journalists who uncovered the killings—Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo—were freed in an amnesty on May 6 after more than 16 months in jail. They were accused of obtaining state secrets.
The United Nations said the Rakhine operation was conducted with “genocidal intent” and involved mass killings, gang rapes and arson. The military was assisted by local communities who also wished to expel the Rohingya. The military denied being at fault and said the sentences for the seven soldiers showed that its troops were not above the law. Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, who is the military’s commander in chief, told the United Nations Security Council in April 2018: “We will not forgive anyone if they commit [a] crime.”
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