Death penalty on terror plots masterminds Phyo Zeyar Thaw, Jimmy and two conducted
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NP News - July 25
State-owned newspapers published today (July 25) that four who were sentenced capital punishment for committing terror acts including Jimmy, Phyo Zeyar Thaw, Hla Myo Aung and Aung Thura Zaw were executed in accord with the Burma Jail Manual.
The four were executed on early morning of July 23 at Htainbin cemetery as per the Burma Jail Manual, the source close to the judiciary pillar confirmed the NP News.
Authorities allowed Jimmy, Phyo Zeyar Thaw, Hla Myo Aung and Aung Thura Zaw to meet with family members via zoom on July 22.
This execution is the very first time of death penalty conducted in Myanmar within forty years. The judiciary pillar announced approbation of proceeding the punishment on the four criminals in June.
Phyo Zeyar Thaw was a parliamentarian during in the previous government term led by National League for Democracy. He was once a rapper too.
Phyo Zayyar Thaw was charged under Section 49 of Counter Terrorism Law for an estimated 200 different weapons, 6,000 different bullets, 40 different nuts and various mines and bombs were seized from him. The weapons were kept in different four places across the Yangon city.
Again, Phyo Zeyar Thaw sponsored the terrorists to commit terror attacks; and he was found acting as an accomplice in many crimes including - more than 80 times of exploding many state-owned buildings and government offices, an estimated 60 times of exploding and destroying public sites, and exploding and blowing up the religious buildings twice, schools three-times, and many other places; so he was charged under Section 50 (i) of the Penal Code.
Under Section 50 (j) of the Penal Code, Phyo Zayyar Thaw sponsored the terrorists with financial support.
As per the abovementioned legal provisions, Phyo Zayyar Thaw was sentenced to capital punishment by hanging by the court.
Jimmy was charged under Section 49 (a), 50 (i), and 50 (j) of the Penal Code; and was sentenced to capital punishment by hanging.
Hla Myo Aung and Aung Thura Zaw - involve in this time sentence of death by hanging for committing the murder by gang violence against a female teacher named Win Thandar Swe on March 15, 2021 in Hlaingtharyar Township, Yangon.
The grouped lawbreakers interrogated and tortured the female victim (Win Thandar Swe) alleged as 'Informer/Dalan (traitor)', and captived the victim in the house by locking from outside.
The lawbreakers were judged before the martial court for committing the aforementioned inhumanity and crimes under the Martial Law. They were sentenced death by Section 302 (1) (b)/34 on April 12, 2021.
Other outlaws related in this case were arrested and detained. They were sentenced for imprisonment for committing the severe-level offenses.