Army to investigate 10 bodies found in Rakhine

December 20, 2017

The Tamadaw sent a team to Maungtaw, Rakhine State yesterday, to investigate the 10 bodies recently found buried in a mass grave in Indin Village.

The team from the Tatmadaw joins medical and local investigators in who are already probing the deaths.

The military team is led by Lt-Gen Aye Win of the Office of the Commander-in-Chief (Army), who will investigate whether security forces were involved in the killings, officials said. A medical team and local authorities have already commenced a forensic investigation into the bodies that were exhumed by security forces on 18 December. This investigation team is comprised of the Medical Superintendent of Maungtaw Township Hospital, the Maungtaw Township Judge, officials from the Maungtaw District General Administration Department, and Indian station police. The bodies were found in a mass grave after authorities acted on an anonymous tip-off, according to local police. “An investigation is being carried out to uncover the truth behind the grave,” according to the statement released by the Office of the Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services.

Myanmar News Agency

Ref; The Global New Light of Myanmar