Police officer involved in custody death found dead 

13 June 2019
Police officer involved in custody death found dead 
Patheingyi Police Station, Mandalay region.

A police officer in central Mandalay region was found dead in his home Wednesday morning after being questioned in the case of a jailed protester who died in custody early this month, RFA reported.

Myo Nyunt Than, a major in the Patheingyi township police force, had been shot and was found lying on the floor of his bedroom behind closed doors, Ye Min Oo—a township representative to the regional parliament—told RFA’s Myanmar Service.

Township police are now investigating the case with the help of officers from the Mandalay regional police force and members of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID), a local police officer told RFA, speaking on condition of anonymity.