RANGOON — The family of a man allegedly killed by police in Arakan State earlier this year claims to have been offered large sums of money not to interfere with what appears to be a compromised case against the three constables facing murder charges.
Tin Ohn Kyaw, the son-in-law of the victim’s sister, told The Irrawaddy on Monday that relatives of one or more of the accused had recently approached family members of the deceased and “said they can pay more than 10,000,000 kyats [US$7,680].”
Fisherman Aung Chan Nu died while in police custody in September on Maday Island, Arakan State. A community activist told The Irrawaddy at the time that three inebriated off-duty officers were accused of beating the man after he refused to help them dock their schooner.
The suspects allegedly transported the injured man to the local police station, where his condition deteriorated overnight. Aung Chan Nu died in transit to Kyaukphyu General Hospital the following morning. (Courtesy of IrraWaddy)
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