Its decision comes after martial law was imposed in some areas of Yangon. They include The Standard Time Daily, which halted publication on Tuesday, saying it would resume once transportation conditions improved. Five privately run newspapers in Myanmar are now out of print, the result of a combination of tighter government controls on the flow of information and concerns about the safety of delivery workers. The independent team says it "collecting evidence regarding arbitrary arrests, torture, enforced disappearances and the use of force, including lethal force, against those peacefully opposing the coup."Īnti-coup demonstrators marching in Nyaung-U, Myanmar on March 17.ġ:00 a.m. The investigators urge whistleblowers who provide evidence "do so safely and with an abundance of caution," according to the statement. "To prove their responsibility requires evidence of reports received, orders given and how policies were set." "They are not the ones who physically perpetrate the crimes and often are not even present at the locations where the crimes are committed," says Koumjian, who handled cases including senior Khmer Rouge leaders. "The persons most responsible for the most serious international crimes are usually those in high leadership positions," says Nicholas Koumjian, head of the Independent Investigative Mechanism for Myanmar, in a statement. A United Nations-backed team of investigators urges people in Myanmar who receive orders to commit acts against international law to come forward with evidence that can be use to prosecute leaders. To catch up on newer developments, see the next edition of latest updates.Ģ:15 a.m. Myanmar: Inside the coup that toppled Aung San Suu Kyi's government Who is Myanmar junta chief Min Aung Hlaing? 5 things to know Myanmar's infantry tied to protester deaths: Five things to know China treads lightly on Myanmar coup with billions at stake Myanmar junta targets banks in push against 'foreign interference' Myanmar junta wields unappealable death penalty to quell protests Myanmar death toll tops 120 as Chinese factories are torched