Myanmar 'special command' authorised lethal attacks on civilians - report


  • World
  • Thursday, 24 Mar 2022

FILE PHOTO Soldiers stand next to military vehicles as people gather to protest against the military coup in Yangon Myanmar February 15 2021. REUTERSStringerFile Photo

FILE PHOTO: Soldiers stand next to military vehicles as people gather to protest against the military coup, in Yangon, Myanmar, February 15, 2021. REUTERS/Stringer/File Photo

(Reuters) - Myanmar's junta chief created a special command a day after last year's coup that was solely responsible for deployment and operations of troops in urban areas, and authorised lethal attacks on unarmed civilians, human rights investigators said.

The group Fortify Rights and Yale Law School's Schell Center said after a joint investigation the junta leadership deployed snipers to kill protesters to instil fear, while soldiers were instructed to commit crimes and given a "fieldcraft" manual that contained no guidance on rules of war.

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