France “firmly” condemns the execution of four prisoners in Burma

July 25 (EUROPA PRESS) –

French authorities on Monday “firmly” condemned the execution of four “political prisoners” in Burma, two of them influential opponents of the military junta that has ruled the country since the February 2021 coup.

In a statement, the spokeswoman for the French Foreign Ministry, Anne-Claire Legendre, has indicated that these executions constitute a “great setback and a resurgence of the atrocities committed by the Burmese junta since the coup.”

The French government has thus reaffirmed its position “completely opposed to the death penalty in any circumstance” and has urged the release of all those who have been arbitrarily detained to “end the violence perpetrated by the Burmese regime”. In addition, he has transferred “all his support” to the people to pave the way for dialogue.

Among those executed are activist Ko Jimmy and former MP Zeya Thaw. This is the first time the country has imposed this penalty in more than three decades. The Burmese Justice accuses them of having committed “inhuman and brutal acts of terrorism” and their executions have taken place after a series of prison procedures, according to Burmese media reports.

Since the military coup, dozens of opponents of the junta have been sentenced to death, although no executions have been carried out so far.