Demonstrators protest in front of a road blocked by riot police in Mandalay, Burma’s second largest city. – / AP / SIPA
This is the first victim of the repression of the generals. Wounded by bullets last week during a demonstration in Burma , a demonstrator from 20 years is deceased , this Friday morning, announced the hospital where she was treated.
Mya Thwate Thwate Khaing was shot in the head on February 9 during a demonstration
against the putsch in Naypyidaw , the administrative capital of Burma.
An autopsy of the body
Violence broke out when the forces security officers began firing rubber bullets at the demonstrators. Doctors at the town hospital later said that at least two people were seriously injured by live ammunition, including the young woman.
“We confirm his death to 11 hours this morning ”his doctor said, adding that his body had been transported to the Naypyidaw Forensic Institute to be examined in the afternoon because “this is a case of injustice”. “We will keep (the cause of death) recorded and send a copy to the authorities. We will seek justice and move forward, ”added the doctor, who wished to remain anonymous.
Pressure from the army
He indicated that the hospital staff faced pressure immense as soon as Mya Thwate Thwate Khaing was admitted to the intensive care unit. “Some have already left the hospital because of the pressure,” he said.
Military spokesman-turned-deputy information minister Zaw Min Tun this week confirmed that “Mya” had been the victim of gunfire and assured that authorities would continue to investigate the case. She quickly became a symbol of resistance for the demonstrators who demanded the release of the former head of the civilian government Aung San Suu Kyi, the end of the dictatorship and the repeal of the constitution of 2008, too favorable to the army.