Myanmar’s security forces have detained a six-year-old girl, Lin Latt Shwe, along with 15 other individuals suspected of involvement in the assassination of a retired army officer last month, as per state-run media reports.
The suspects, comprising 13 males and three females, were apprehended in four different regions of the country late last month. Among those arrested are Lin Latt Shwe, the alleged assassin’s daughter, and her parents, who were taken into custody in the central city of Bagan.
The Golden Valley Warriors, a little-known armed group, has claimed responsibility for the assassination of retired Brigadier General Cho Tun Aung, who was shot outside his home in Yangon, the country’s commercial capital, on May 22.
Additional detainees include the owner of a private hospital that allegedly provided medical treatment to the assassin, who suffered a gunshot wound during the attack. The Golden Valley Warriors deny any connection between the 16 detained individuals and their operation.
The assassination of Cho Tun Aung, who previously served as an ambassador to Cambodia, marks the latest attack on individuals linked to the ruling military, who staged a coup and took over the country in 2021 after ousting the democratically elected government of Aung San Suu Kyi. Targeted assassinations have been carried out against high-ranking military officers, both active and retired, as well as senior civil servants, local officials, business associates of the ruling generals, and suspected informers.
Following the assassination, the Golden Valley Warriors released a statement on Facebook stating that Cho Tun Aung had been involved in teaching internal security and counterterrorism at Myanmar’s National Defence College. They accused him of being complicit in atrocities committed by the military during the ongoing civil war.
Source: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/6/7/girl-6-among-group-arrested-for-assassination-of-myanmar-general?traffic_source=rss
