Insta
Myanmar Continues Crackdown On North-East Based Terrorists; Sentences Rebels From Assam And Manipur To Imprisonment
Swarajya Staff
May 18, 2019, 11:43 AM | Updated 11:43 AM IST
Save & read from anywhere!
Bookmark stories for easy access on any device or the Swarajya app.
In a fillip to Indo-Myanmar cooperation against North-East terrorists, a district court in neighbouring in Myanmar has sentenced 24 Assam and Manipur based insurgents arrested in January 2019 by its army to two years of imprisonment, reports The Times of India.
The district court of Hkamti district in the Saging region of Myanmar sentenced these terrorists who belonged to Manipur People's Army (MPA), United Liberation Front of Assam (ULFA), Kanglei Yawol Kanna Lup (KYKL), People's Liberation Army of Manipur (PLA) and People's Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak (PREPAK).
The Myanmarese army, officially known as 'Tatmadaw' had launched a major crackdown on the National Socialist Council of Nagaland (Khaplang) or NSCN-K in January 2019 by raiding its headquarters in the Naga self-administered zone of Sagaing division. It was then that the Tatmadaw had arrested 24 Assam and Manipur based terrorists.
The said terrorists have been sentenced under the Article 17(1) of the Unlawful Association Act of Myanmar, stated Colonel Than Naing of Tatmadaw's Northwestern Command.
Save & read from anywhere!
Bookmark stories for easy access on any device or the Swarajya app.
Support Swarajya's 50 Ground Reports Project & Sponsor A Story
Every general election Swarajya does a 50 ground reports project.
Aimed only at serious readers and those who appreciate the nuances of political undercurrents, the project provides a sense of India's electoral landscape. As you know, these reports are produced after considerable investment of travel, time and effort on the ground.
This time too we've kicked off the project in style and have covered over 30 constituencies already. If you're someone who appreciates such work and have enjoyed our coverage please consider sponsoring a ground report for just Rs 2999 to Rs 19,999 - it goes a long way in helping us produce more quality reportage.
You can also back this project by becoming a subscriber for as little as Rs 999 - so do click on this links and choose a plan that suits you and back us.
Click below to contribute.
