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66. According to a credible source, in addition to the riot police battalions, the following army
forces are believed to have taken part in the crackdown on demonstrations in Yangon under the
Bureau of Special Operations Number Five that supervises the Yangon Military Command and
the units operating within it:
(i)
Bureau of Special Operations Number Five (Commander: Lieutenant General
Myint Swe);
(ii)
Rangoon Command (Commander: Major General Hla Htay Win, Deputy
Commander: Brigadier General Kyaw Kyaw Tun, No. 1 Military Garrison Unit
Commander: Brigadier General Myint Soe, No. 2 Military Garrison Unit
Commander: Colonel Tin Tun, No. 3 Military Garrison Unit Commander:
Colonel Hla Aye);
(iii)
11th Light Infantry Division (Commander: Brigadier General Hla Min, No. 111
Tactical Commander: Colonel Myat Thu, No. 112 Tactical Commander: Colonel
Htein Lin, No. 113 Tactical Commander: Lieutenant Colonel Tun Hla Aung);
(iv)
66th Light Infantry Division (Commander: Colonel Maung Maung Aye, No. 661
Tactical Commander: Colonel Htwe Hla, No. 662 Tactical Commander:
Unknown, No. 663 Tactical Commander: Colonel Han Nyunt); and
(v)
77th Light Infantry Division (Commander: Brigadier General Win Myint, No. 771
Tactical Commander: Lieutenant Colonel Mya Win).
67. Despite his request, the Special Rapporteur was unfortunately not able to meet with the
military commanders involved in the crackdowns. Further inquiry needs to be made to verify the
above allegations through different sources and identify the army forces and commands involved
in the crackdown in other parts of the country, including Mandalay, Pakokku and Sittwe. The
Special Rapporteur would be grateful if the authorities could provide him with data regarding the
deployment of security forces under the authority of military commanders (time, location,
number of security forces), the type of arms the security forces were equipped with, the orders
the military commanders received and from whom, in particular came the order to fire with live
ammunition.
68. At the time of writing, the Special Rapporteur has not received assurances from the
Government of Myanmar that those responsible for human rights violations will stand trial and
that victims will obtain reparations.
VI. CONCLUSION
69. The Special Rapporteur has shared this report and a list of names of 653 persons
detained, 74 persons disappeared and 16 killed (in addition to the list of 15 dead provided by the
authorities), with the Government of Myanmar for comments. The list contains only those
incidents where the names of the people involved are cited. There are a number of incidents
where no names were reported but where there were allegations of groups of people reportedly
killed which have also been shared. This list will be updated on a regular basis and used as the
basis for an ongoing dialogue with the authorities.
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