Killings of junta military recruiters rise to 17, tripling in last week

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Killings of junta military recruiters rise to 17, tripling in last week

At least 17 local officials carrying out the junta’s conscription efforts have been killed since a draft law was enacted early last month, according to rebel officials and residents. The number of killings has more than tripled in the last week, ahead of the official start of conscription, which the junta has said will take place in April. On March 23, RFA reported a total of six such killings. The junta enacted the “People’s Military Service …