January
30, 2017
The
government commission charged with investigating the violent attacks in October
and November in Maungtaw Township, Rakhine State said yesterday that they need
more time before submitting their report due to new human rights allegations,
according to a statement from the president’s office.
The
investigation commission was formed on 1 December by the President’s Office to
probe into events that may have led to the violent armed attacks on border
police outposts in Maungtaw in October and November that claimed the lives of
nine border guards. In the weeks and months that followed, security forces and
the Tatmadaw conducted numerous area clearance operations in Maungtaw and
surrounding areas in order to restore peace and find possible perpetrators of
the violent attacks. There were some reports of violence against Maungtaw
villagers that included torture.
Yesterday,
through a statement released by the president’s office, the investigation
commission said fresh claims of abuses have necessitated an indefinite
extension of the 31 January deadline for submitting their report.
“New
allegations on human rights have arisen in Rakhine State, and the period for
submitting the investigation report to the President is extended until the end
of the probe into the new allegations,” according to the statement.
Ref;
The Global New Light of Myanmar
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