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President orders local investigation into Maungdaw clash

Maungdaw officials show observers the site where, they say, the uniform, boots and overcoat of Pol. Sergeant Aung Kyaw Thein were discovered. (PHOTO: President's Office) By  Colin  Hinshelwood Democratic Voice of Burma January 29, 2014  Burmese President Thein Sein has ordered an independent investigation into allegedly fatal incidents which occurred in the village of Duchira Dan [also written Du Char Yar Tan] in Maungdaw Township, northern Arakan State, on 13 January. Speaking at a diplomatic briefing in Rangoon on Tuesday evening, Burma’s Foreign Minister Wunna Maung Lwin said the presidential order for an independent investigation team into the alleged killings would include separate probes and field trips by: the Central Committee for Peace Stability and Development of Rakhine [Arakan] State; the Myanmar National Human Rights Commission; and the Rakhine Conflict Investigation Commission. The appointment of Burma-based teams to the Maungdaw inquiry would a...