(Dan Tri) – The Myanmar government is suspected of re-excavating the grave of a 19-year-old girl considered a symbol of the protest movement against the coup.
Surgical gloves appear on Kyal Sin’s grave in Mandalay.
Reuters quoted witnesses and local media as saying that, with the support of police and soldiers, Myanmar authorities dug up the grave of Kyal Sin, also known as Angel, in Mandalay city.
A witness said that the body of Kyal Sin, 19 years old, was taken away on March 5, then examined and returned to the grave in the same location.
According to images provided to Reuters by a resident who visited Kyal’s grave on March 6, the cement stains around the grave have not yet dried, while gloves, boots, and surgical gowns were left near the grave.
A witness who lives near Kyal’s burial site said he saw a group of at least 30 people, accompanied by 4 cars, 2 police trucks and 2 army trucks, come to exhume Kyal’s grave on
`They opened the coffin, brought the body up and placed it on a bench. They put a brick under the body’s head. People who appeared to be doctors wearing protective gear did something to the body, I think they
Some items were found near Kyal Sin’s grave.
Reuters said it is currently not possible to confirm the information provided by witnesses and has not been able to contact Kyal Sin’s family.
Two sources told Reuters that they were warned by local residents not to enter the cemetery on March 5 because police and military were inside exhuming Kyal Sin’s grave.
Kyal is considered a symbol of the protest movement against the coup in Myanmar with a shirt printed with the words `Everything will be fine`.
Kyal Sin (left corner) wore a shirt with the words `Everything will be fine` printed on it when participating in a protest in Mandalay on March 3.
Global New Light Of Myanmar, a newspaper managed by the Myanmar government, said on March 5 that experts analyzed Kyal Sin’s photo and concluded that her head injury was not caused by a riot weapon.
`If this wound was caused by anti-riot weapons or real bullets, the head of the deceased could not have remained intact like that,` the Myanmar newspaper confirmed.
The newspaper said authorities are still investigating Kyal Sin’s death and will release more information at the appropriate time.
Myanmar state media still questions reports that Kyal Sin was shot dead by security forces when they opened fire to disperse the crowd.
Photos taken of Kyal in her final moments show her lying in the street and observing the situation, while protesters began to disperse elsewhere.
Kyal Sin was one of at least 38 people killed in protests on March 3.
The United Nations estimates that more than 50 people have died in protests in Myanmar.
Nick John