Citizen journalist
Five unidentified bodies have been discovered in Myanmar’s remote Sagaing region, days after junta troops arrested several people in the area, a scene of heavy fighting for months, and two weeks after villagers found more than a dozen corpses left to rot in a nearby forest.
Residents of Kani township told RFA’s Myanmar Service that the body of a man was discovered hanging from a tree in a forest outside of the town center on Tuesday and that a closer investigation revealed four graves containing the remains of what they believe are at least 10 people.
“The bodies were found on Tuesday. A man was also found hanging from a tree with a noose around his neck. The victim was over 60 years old,” one resident said, speaking on condition of anonymity, citing fear of reprisal.