Daily Briefing in Relation to the Military Coup

Updated 4 December 2021

As of December 4, (1303) people are now confirmed killed by this junta coup. AAPP compiled and documented (1) fallen hero today. This (1) fallen hero from Khin-u Township Sagaing Region was killed on a previous day 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 December 4, a total of (7750) people are currently under detention. (354) people have been sentenced in person, of them 36 have been sentenced to death (incl. 2 children). 1963 are evading arrest warrants. 118 people have been sentenced in absentia, of them 39 sentenced to death in absentia. In total 75 sentenced to death, in person and absentia. The exact identities and total figure remains to be verified, but we will continue to confirm the recently released.

On December 2 at midnight, Aye Myint Myat Aung, was arrested at home by junta police and soldiers, accused of providing financial support to the PDF. Aye Myint Myat Aung was living in Kyaukpyu Township in Arakan State, and was about to attend her first year at Taungup University in Arakan State. She is now being detained at Kyaukpyu Prison. A lawsuit was filed against her under section 50(j) of the Counter-Terrorism Law. 

On December 2, Aung San Linn, executive committee member of the NLD in Nattalin Township, Bago Region, was sentenced to three years imprisonment under Section 505(a) of the Penal Code. Aung San Linn was being detained at Poungdei Prison in Bago Region. On November 9, he was arrested and his eye injured due to beatings when arrested and in questioning. 

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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