The junta of Myanmar admitted to the UN specialist: during protests, not 10, but 14 people died

The military junta of Myanmar admitted to the UN specialist for human rights in Myanmar Paulo Sergio Pinheiro that during the acceleration of mass anti -government protests in the capital, 14 people were killed, and not 10, as claimed earlier.

"The number of victims that the government officially recognized is 14 people. All of them were cremated and buried indicating the names," Pinheiro said at a press conference in Bangkok. The transcript is widespread on Friday at the UN headquarters, it is quoted by RIA Novosti .

He clarified that the deceased Japanese journalist does not appear in this official list, as well as the fact that the authorities reported on victims that took place only in the capital. Myanmar authorities also informed the UN human rights activist that about 3 thousand people who had already been released from the imprisonment arrested in the wake of protests.

The UN messenger intends to publish its own assessment of the scale of the violence of the military government in December after a detailed analysis of all the information presented to him.

Before the start of his mission, he suggested that at least 100 people died during the acceleration of mass manifestations. The opposition previously claimed about 200 victims, and human rights activists completely reported about thousands of monks killed and thrown into prison.

In November, Pinheiro for the first time in recent years has been heading with a mission to Myanmar, since the authorities did not allow him to enter the country. He was able to meet with representatives of the government, opposition, Buddhist monks, a diplomatic corps and collected a large amount of material.

Over the past one and a half months, Myanmar has shook numerous anti -government performances. The reason for the mass unrest that began on August 19 was a double increase in fuel prices.

In addition to improving the socio-economic conditions, protesters demanded democratic reforms in the country, as well as release from the house arrest of the leader of the National League for democracy, the Nobel Prize of the World Aun San Sing Zi, who won the election in 1990.

The UN mediates in the dialogue between the government and the opposition for the sake of national reconciliation and democratic transformations in the country.