CNI News

26 April 2024

The Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army sentenced its 10 troops including officers to death before the public in Laukkai City that it has seized control of on 24th April, 2024. Among those sentenced to death were included former deputy battalion commanders and former regional secretaries of the districts.

The reason why they were sentenced to death was because they committed kidnapping, robbing money and gold articles from the public and abuse of power, the MNDAA stated.

The judiciary that imposed the death penalty was led by Lt.Col.Yang Wensang, Vice President of the Military Court of the MNDAA. The information filed by  Major Yang Jitang, Deputy Director of the Political and Defense Department was read out in front of the public and the 10 criminals were punished.

While 10 people including officers who were sentenced to death were being executed by the MNDAA on 24th April

The MNDAA launched Operation-1027 in collaboration with the Ta'ang National Liberation Army (TNLA) and the Arakan Army (AA) on 27th October, 2023 and captured Laukkai, Kon Kyan, Phaungsai, Kyucote, Kunglong, Chin Shwe Haw and Theinni in northern Shan State.

At present the MNDAA is implementing its administrative and judicial processes in the cities and towns it captured during the operation.