MYANMAR: Two people were sentenced to death by a Myanmar court on Friday for the murder of a Muslim lawyer and Aung San Suu Kyi adviser after a drawn-out trial backlit by allegations of impunity with the main suspect still at large. Though Myanmar has the death penalty it has not been carried out in at least 10 years, according to Amnesty International. Accomplice Aung Win Zaw, who was at the airport, was also sentenced to death. The clause was believed to be aimed at Suu Kyi, who had a family with a British academic. The case is one of many that have marred the international legacy of former dissident hero Suu Kyi, who was criticised for not going to his funeral.

Source: Pakistan Today February 15, 2019 10:36 UTC