Mynamar Deputy Major General Mya Tun Oo attends a press conference in Yangon, Myanmar July 20, 2016. REUTERS/Stringer
YANGON (Reuters) - In a rare admission, Myanmar's still-powerful military said on Wednesday that soldiers had killed five villagers during an interrogation last month in northern Shan State, and promised to prosecute the perpetrators.
A senior officer told a news conference in Yangon that a court martial was under way and that the verdict would be made public. The military also pledged help for the victims' families.
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