Daily Briefing in Relation to the Military Coup
Updated 27 August 2021
As of August 27, (1023) people are now confirmed killed by this junta coup. AAPP compiled and documented (4) fallen heroes today. (1) from His Hsine Township in Shan State died today and (3) from Mingalar Taungnyunt Township in Yangon Region, Taze Township and Kawlinn Township in Sagaing Region were killed on previous days and documented today. This is the number verified by AAPP, the actual number of fatalities is likely much higher. We will continue adding as and when.
As of August 27, a total of (5975) people are currently under detention. (258) people have been sentenced in person, of them 26 have been sentenced to death (incl. 2 children). 1984 are evading arrest warrants. 118 people have been sentenced in absentia, of them 39 sentenced to death in absentia. In total 65 sentenced to death, in person and absentia. We are also continuing to verify the recently released detainees.
Khun Bwar Hto Thway, NLD member of Hsi Hsine Township in Shan State, who has been detained since February, contracted COVID-19 while in Taung Lay Lone (Nyaung Shwe) Prison. Khun Bwar Hto Thway died while receiving medical treatment at Sao San Tun Hospital in Taunggyi on August 27.
A civilian named Thein Min Tun a.k.a. Fer Yut was shot dead in the neck by the terrorist forces on August 26 around 8 pm when the junta troops entered 21st street in Mingalar Taungnyunt Township, Yangon Region with unprovked gunfire while Thein Min Tun a.k.a. Fer Yut was selling milk. It is also reported some civilians were injured in the shooting.
Many terrorist junta soldiers raided Ka Paung Kya Village in Taze Township, Sagaing Region on August 26 at around 2 am, then questioned and shot dead a local villager named Lwin Moe who was feeding cows. The whole village was hiding when the homes in the village were set on fire.
On August 25 around 9 pm, Hphone Kyaw, a local from Pha Lel Village in Kawlinn Township, Sagaing Region was shot to death by the junta soldiers who had set up camp in Pha Lel Village. Hphone Kyaw was returning to the village to feed buffalos, cows and pigs believing the junta troops had left the village.
AAPP will continue to keep you informed of verified daily arrests, charges, sentences and fatalities in relation to the attempted coup, and update our lists to the details of these alleged offences. If you receive any information about detentions of, or charges against CSO leaders, activists, journalists, CDM workers, other civilians and fallen heroes in relation to the military and police crackdown on dissent. Please submit to the following addresses: fatality-data@aappb.org detention-data@aappb.org
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