The ruthless suppression of the military and police in Myanmar is increasing the sacrifices not only of the protesters but also of ordinary citizens. A 7-year-old child who was held by his father at home was shot and killed.
This is reporter Kim Kyung-hee.
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Gunfire continues in the streets at night where people are cut off.
A 7-year-old child was sacrificed in this indiscriminate shooting.
He was held in the arms of his father and was shot by a military policeman who ran into the house.
[7세 희생자의 언니 : 7살짜리 아이에게 잔인하게 총질을 해댔어요. 너무나 슬픕니다. 다시는 이런 일로 아이들이 희생되지 않아야 합니다.]
After all, the mother, who lost her 14-year-old son by gunmen’s shooting, is unable to control her body with grief.
[14세 희생자의 엄마 : 아들은 내 인생의 동반자 같은 존재였어요. 밤에는 늘 함께 잤어요. (총소리를 듣고) 도와달라고 외쳤는데….]
The boy’s coffin was covered with a character T-shirt that he normally liked.
Jo Myo Ted, 15, who worked at a teahouse in downtown Mandalay, was shot by a military policeman around midnight.
At least 20 children and adolescents under the age of 18 have been killed by military and police bullets so far.
Nevertheless, the military held all responsibility for the bloodshed on the protesters.
[조민툰/미얀마 군사정부 대변인 : 어떤 나라가 이런 식의 폭력을 허용합니까. 미국 연방 의사당 난입 사건 당시 미국 경찰이 발포로 대응하는 걸 보셨잖아요.]
While protesters are expected to rise this weekend on Myanmar Army Day, silent protests were held across Myanmar to halt all economic activities.
Myanmar’s military has released more than 600 protesters and journalists who were in custody as if they were trying to disrupt silent protests.