(Staff article from The REUTERS on 25 July 2022.)
Sentenced to death in secretive trials in January
and April, the men were accused of helping a civilian resistance movement that
has fought the military since last year's coup and bloody crackdown on
nationwide protests.
Among those executed were democracy campaigner Kyaw Min Yu, better known as Jimmy, and former lawmaker and hip-hop artist Phyo Zeya Thaw, an ally of ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi. The two others executed were Hla Myo Aung and Aung Thura Zaw. State media said "the punishment has been conducted", but did not say when, or by what method. Previous executions in Myanmar have been by hanging.