‘Shoot till they are dead’: Burmese police officers say they fled to India after refusing orders
Local authorities would provide the officers with food and shelter, but a decision on repatriations was pending, an Indian official said
By Devjyot Ghoshal / Reuters, CHAMPHAI, India
When Tha Peng was ordered to shoot at protesters with his submachine gun to disperse them in the Burmese town of Khampat on Feb. 27, the police lance corporal said he refused.
“The next day, an officer called to ask me if I will shoot,” he said.
The 27-year-old refused again and then resigned from the Myanmar Police Force.
When Tha Peng was ordered to shoot at protesters with his submachine gun to disperse them in the Myanmar town of Khampat on Feb. 27, the police lance corporal said he refused. "The next day, an officer called to ask me if I will shoot," he said..
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By Devjyot Ghoshal CHAMPHAI, India (Reuters) - When Tha Peng was ordered to shoot at protesters with his submachine gun to disperse them in the Myanma.