Shame on the President U Thein Sein led government for PERSECUTION of Victim Muslims

Daw Suu, “Is this Rule of Law?”
It is clearly Rule BY Law of Racism when most of the victims are Muslims and most of the sentences were given to Muslims.

Shame on the President U Thein Sein led government for PERSECUTION of Victim Muslims.

Myanmar jails four Muslims for murder following riots 10 Jul 2013

Four Muslim men have been jailed for murder following religious violence in central Myanmar in March that left dozens dead, an official said on Wednesday.

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This picture shows the ruins of destroyed buildings in riot-hit Meiktila, central Myanmar. (AFP/Soe Than Win)

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YANGON: Four Muslim men have been jailed for murder following religious violence in central Myanmar in March that left dozens dead, an official said on Wednesday.

The defendants were given sentences of between seven years and life imprisonment for their part in the deadly rioting in the town of Meiktila that mainly targeted Muslims and spread elsewhere in the Buddhist-dominated country.

“Four persons were sentenced yesterday (Tuesday) for murder,” Meiktila district chairman Tin Maung Soe told AFP.

He confirmed that all the men were Muslims, but declined to give the religious background of the victims.

All four were found guilty of the murder of a student during the unrest. Three of the defendants were also convicted over the killing of a local man.

Thousands of local Muslims were driven from their homes during the violence as Buddhist mobs torched whole neighbourhoods, destroyed shops and damaged mosques.

Two Buddhists were recently sentenced to seven years in prison for murder. They were the first Buddhists known to be sentenced for serious offences over the rioting, which left at least 44 people dead.

Human rights groups have accused the police of being slow to stop the killings, while activists have called on authorities to fully investigate and prosecute those responsible.

At least 14 Muslims have so far been given jail terms for serious offences during the rioting.

In May, seven Muslims were sentenced to between two and 28 years for their part in the murder of a Buddhist monk during the unrest.

Three Muslims, including a gold shop owner, were jailed for 14 years in April for assaulting a Buddhist customer in a quarrel that apparently sparked the initial violence.

State media recently said 49 people were on trial for murder, with scores more facing court for their roles in the unrest.

– AFP/al

Tags: Buddhism, Burma, Meiktila, Muslim, Myanmar, Religious violence, Thein Sein, Yangon