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.
In addition, the head, deputy head and cultural association leader who worked under the guilty district chief were also demoted from their current positions and suspended from their duties for three months.
Of the four victims, two were raped, while the other two were sexually assaulted without being raped.
Of the 300,000 yuan in compensation received from the culprit, 100,000 yuan each will be given to the two women who were raped, and 50,000 yuan each to the other two who were sexually assaulted.
After the UWSA Judicial Department conducted several investigations into the rape and sexual assault of district chief Ta Nyi Lin, the information included in the appeal was submitted by the legal office to the court, which confirmed the testimonies of witnesses, oral evidence, written evidence and eyewitnesses. The cases are separate cases, and all cases will be examined together and the verdict will be rendered. - Eleven Media/ANN
