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Amnesty denounces "extrajudicial executions" in Burma

2021-03-11T01:19:24.292Z


The NGO analyzed 55 videos showing that “lethal force is used in a planned, premeditated and coordinated manner” by the Burmese army.


Amnesty International on Thursday 11 March denounced

“extrajudicial killings”

and the use of weapons of war against pro-democracy demonstrators in Burma by the military junta behind the February 1 coup.

Read also: Burma: the West put to the test of the crisis in Yangon

The human rights organization said in a statement that it had analyzed 55 videos showing that

"lethal force is used in a planned, premeditated and coordinated manner"

by the Burmese army.

They were filmed between February 28 and March 8 by members of the public and local media in several cities of the country, in turmoil since the putsch and the arrest of the head of the civilian government Aung San Suu Kyi, with demonstrations daily violently repressed.

"These techniques of the Burmese army are far from new, but their killings had so far never been broadcast live, visible around the world,"

said Joanne Mariner, director of crisis management at Amnesty. .

"This is not about the actions of overwhelmed officers making bad decisions,"

she added.

"These are unrepentant commanders already implicated in crimes against humanity who deploy their troops and murderous methods in broad daylight

.

"

"Blatant contempt for human life"

One of the videos, posted on Facebook and dated February 28 from the city of Dawei (South), shows a soldier handing his rifle to a policeman standing next to him.

The latter aims and shoots, seeming to provoke a reaction of joy among the police present.

Amnesty sees it

"not only a blatant disregard for human life (...) but also a deliberate coordination among the security forces"

.

The organization also denounces

"extrajudicial executions"

such as that of a man handed over to a group of

security

forces.

According to the March 3 recording posted on Twitter, he was shot dead when he appeared to be showing no resistance.

The NGO also noted the use of weapons whose use is

"totally inappropriate"

in the context of demonstrations, such as machine guns, sniper rifles and semi-automatic weapons.

Read also: Burma: how an ultra-connected youth is overtaking the military

Amnesty urged the UN Security Council to intervene.

On Wednesday evening, he

“strongly condemned”

and unanimously

“violence against peaceful demonstrators, including women, young people and children”

in Burma.

This declaration, the second manifestation in a month of a rare unity of the Security Council on Burma, does not however use the term

"coup"

or mention the possibility of international sanctions if the repression continues.

At least 60 civilians have been killed and nearly 2,000 people arrested since February 1, according to the Association for Assistance to Political Prisoners.

Source: lefigaro

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