Kyaw Moe Tun (above) has refused to leave his post despite being fired after the military's February coup in Myanmar. - Reuters
UNITED NATIONS (AFP): Myanmar's ambassador to the United Nations, who has refused to leave his post despite being fired after the February coup, has alerted the world body to a "reported massacre" by the military junta.
Kyaw Moe Tun sent a letter to UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday (Aug 3) saying 40 bodies had been found in Kani township in July in the Sagaing area of northwestern Myanmar.
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