Myanmar opposition court sentences 9 men to 20 years for killing priest

Myanmar opposition court sentences 9 men to 20 years for killing priest

A court affiliated with Myanmar's exiled government has sentenced nine men to 20 years in prison for the killing of a Catholic priest in the country's conflict-torn Sagaing region earlier this year.

Myanmar opposition court sentences 9 men to 20 years for killing priest - Catholic Review

MANDALAY, Myanmar (OSV News) — A court affiliated with Myanmar’s exiled National Unity Government has sentenced nine men to 20 years in prison for the killing of a Catholic priest in the country’s conflict-torn Sagaing region earlier this year, according to Fides agency. The news outlet, linked to the Pontifical Mission Societies and Dicastery of Evangelization, reported the sentence July 17. Initial reports said that Father Donald Martin Ye Nai…