Asia - Voice of America: Burma Sentences UN Staff to Prison for Rakhine Violence

Asia - Voice of America asia

Burma Sentences UN Staff to Prison for Rakhine Violence Aug 27th 2012, 13:29 BANGKOK —  Burma has sentenced two United Nations staff members and one U.N. partner, detained since June, to prison terms for alleged involvement in communal violence in western Rakhine state.     A United Nations spokesman in Rangoon confirmed Monday a Burma court sentenced two of its staff members and a third U.N. partner to prison.   Aye Win said a district court in Maungdaw, in Burma's western Rakhine state, handed down the sentences on Friday. But authorities ... Media files: DADB2E24-1C30-40F6-832E-315A23AC260D_cx0_cy0_cw0_w800_r1.png (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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