Myanmar court sentences 2 killers to death for assassinating legal adviser
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YANGON, Feb. 15 (Xinhua) -- A district court of Myanmar's Yangon on Friday handed down death penalty to two men for assassination of U Ko Ni, legal adviser of the ruling National League for Democracy (NLD).
U Ko Ni was gunned down at the Yangon International Airport on Jan. 29, 2017, upon his arrival back from a senior leadership program in Indonesia's Jakarta.
Kyi Lin was sentenced to death plus a 20-year-imprisonment for killing the legal adviser and taxi driver Ko Nay Win, while Aung Win Zaw, who was charged with conspiring to assassinate U Ko Ni, was also given a death penalty.
Zeya Phyo, who was also accused of involvement in the conspiracy, was sentenced to a five-year imprisonment and Aung Win Tun was given to a three-year imprisonment for harboring Aung Win Zaw.
An information official of the court said an appeal can be filed to the supreme court by both the plaintiff and the defendants. Enditem
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