YANGON: The United Wa State Army (UWSA)-controlled Hopang district chief, Ta Nyi Lin (pic), was sentenced to 10 years in prison and 300,000 yuan (US$4,177) in fines by the UWSA Judiciary Department on August 16 for raping four underage girls, Wa News Land reported, citing the Hopang City News and Information Department.
The sentencing was held in public at the Hopang Cultural Center on the morning of August 16, with locals invited to come and listen to the verdict.
