Thai military accused of beating Myanmar man to death


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BANGKOK: A human rights organisation on Thursday (Nov 14) accused the Thai military of torturing and killing a Myanmar man near the border between the two countries this year.

Fortify Rights said in a report that four soldiers detained Aung Ko Ko, 37, in Thailand's western Mae Sot district on January 12 for wearing the uniform of an official Thai village security force.

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