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Myanmar: Junta has killed at least 110 people in custody since coup, says rights group
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NAYPYITAW, 31 August 2021, (TON): At least 110 political prisoners in Myanmar have died in regime custody since the military seized power from the elected civilian government on February 1, according to a list compiled by activists from the Assistance Association for Political Prisoners (AAPP).
The group said that Dozens among them died within 24 hours of their arrests after apparently being tortured, while many others died due to lack of medical care in prisons.
According to the AAPP’s data “they include seven National League for Democracy (NLD) party members, two doctors and three school teachers.”
Khin Maung Latt, a 58-year-old local NLD office chair for Yangon’s Pabedan Township, was arrested at his home by the military regime on March 6 and his family was notified that he had died the following day.
Relatives said “he was in good health when regime authorities took him into custody.”
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