February 1, 2017

Post praising U Ko Ni's alleged assassin goes viral in Myanmar

A post praising Kyi Linn — the man now in custody for the murder of the widely respected Muslim lawyer U Ko Ni — has gained over 18,000 shares and over 36,000 reactions on Facebook since being posted at around 10:30pm on Sunday night.

The post includes a photo of Kyi Linn shortly after his arrest. In the caption accompanying the original post, Tin Ko Latt writes:

For the whole country, he didn't care about his life; he killed the scoundrel Nga Ni. Let's honor Kyi Linn from Mandalay, the man who did heroic work by himself. Fee free to disagree. Tin Ko Latt.

According to Rohingya Blogger and activist Ro Nay San Lwin, "Nga Ni" is a disrespectful distortion of U Ko Ni's name. (Courtesy of yangon.coconuts.co)

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