Lin Latt Shwe, 6, was detained alongside along with her mom and different suspects within the killing of a retired common in Yangon.
Safety forces in Myanmar have arrested a six-year-old woman, together with 15 different folks suspected of involvement within the assassination of a retired military officer final month, state-run media report.
The 16 suspects – 13 males and three females – have been arrested in 4 totally different areas of the nation late final month, the state-run World New Gentle of Myanmar stated on Friday.
These arrested embrace Lin Latt Shwe, the six-year-old daughter of the alleged murderer, Myo Ko Ko, who was reported to have no less than three different aliases. The newspaper report stated the kid and her mother and father have been arrested within the central metropolis of Bagan.
A bit-known armed group calling itself the Golden Valley Warriors claimed accountability for killing retired Brigadier Normal Cho Tun Aung, 68, who was shot outdoors his dwelling in Yangon, the nation’s business capital, on Might 22.
Different detainees embrace the proprietor of a personal hospital, which is alleged to have offered remedy to the murderer, who, in line with the newspaper report, suffered a gunshot wound throughout the assault.
Impartial information outlet The Irrawaddy stated the Golden Valley Warriors have denied that the 16 folks detained have been a part of their operation.
The junta has arrested 16 folks together with a 6-year-old woman on suspicion of involvement within the assassination of retired Brig-Gen Cho Tun Aung in Yangon on Might 22. Golden Valley Warriors claimed accountability and stated the 16 usually are not associated to them. #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar pic.twitter.com/dtTCEJ1bF0
— The Irrawaddy (Eng) (@IrrawaddyNews) June 6, 2025
The killing of Cho Tun Aung, who was a former ambassador to Cambodia, is the most recent assault towards figures linked to the ruling army who launched a takeover of the nation in 2021 after deposing the democratically elected authorities of Aung San Suu Kyi.
Because the coup and the outbreak of the civil conflict in Myanmar, focused assassinations have been carried out towards high-ranking energetic and retired army officers, in addition to senior civil servants, native officers, enterprise associates of the ruling generals and suspected informers.
Quickly after finishing up the assassination, the Golden Valley Warriors stated in a press release posted on Fb that Cho Tun Aung had been instructing inner safety and counterterrorism at Myanmar’s Nationwide Defence School and was, by his actions, complicit in atrocities dedicated by the army within the ongoing civil conflict.
