{"id":221730,"date":"2019-07-06T08:17:45","date_gmt":"2019-07-06T12:17:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=221730"},"modified":"2019-07-06T08:17:45","modified_gmt":"2019-07-06T12:17:45","slug":"protesters-in-myanmar-demand-justice-after-2-year-old-raped","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2019\/07\/06\/protesters-in-myanmar-demand-justice-after-2-year-old-raped\/","title":{"rendered":"Protesters in Myanmar demand justice after 2 year old raped"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The girl was 2 years, 11 months old when she was allegedly raped at her school on May 16. Her mother opened a complaint at a police station the following day, according to local media reports. (Shutterstock Photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

YANGON, Myanmar \u2014 Hundreds of people marched to Myanmar’s Central Investigation Department on Saturday in Yangon to demand justice for a 2-year-old girl who was allegedly raped at her nursery school in the country’s capital in May.<\/p>\n

A 29-year-old suspect, Aung Kyaw Myo, was rearrested on Wednesday and charged in the case the next day, Myanmar’s deputy police chief, Aung Naing Thu, told reporters on Friday in Naypyitaw, the capital. Aung Kyaw Myo was initially arrested in May but was released by a court due to a lack of evidence, and many people in Myanmar have taken to Facebook to say he has been wrongfully accused.<\/p>\n

Human Rights activist Nickey Diamond, who joined Saturday’s march with his family, called on the government to form a special investigation committee.<\/p>\n

\u201cMyanmar has signed the Convention on the Rights of the Child and it has to protect children,\u201d Diamond said. \u201cAs far as we could see from the government investigation activities and the statements that police put out, we have seen some dubious facts.\u201d<\/p>\n

The girl was 2 years, 11 months old when she was allegedly raped at her school on May 16. Her mother opened a complaint at a police station the following day, according to local media reports.<\/p>\n

Marchers on Saturday held banners and wore white shirts with \u201cJustice for Victoria\u201d emblazoned on them. Victoria is the nickname that people in Myanmar have given the young girl.<\/p>\n

Police Lieutenant Zar Mae Phone Ram said 1,200 people took part in the march, while Aung Htike Min, one of the march’s organizers, said over 6,000 participated.<\/p>\n

Those taking part included parents and their children, as well as senior citizens.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe also have a young daughter in our family. We don’t want this kind of thing to happen again in the country,\u201d said 39-year-old business manager Hnin Yu Marn, who joined the march along with her family. \u201cWe want justice. We don’t want innocent to be accused …\u201d<\/p>\n

Aung Htike Min said the march was organized to \u201cdemand justice,\u201d adding, \u201cWe want transparency.\u201d<\/p>\n

Government spokesman Zaw Htay said on his Facebook page on June 30 that the president’s office wants justice for the girl, but that an investigation would take some time.<\/p>\n

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