Soldiers using forced labour to be prosecuted

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"Burmese army personnel suspected of using forced labour will be prosecuted under civilian law, according to senior military chiefs who met with representatives from the International Labour Organization (ILO) in Rangoon last week. ?The Commander in Chief has given instruction that military personnel are similarly covered to all other persons by the law concerning forced labour,? said Steve Marshall during an interview with DVB. ?[He] indicated that persons alleged to have utilised forced labour will be prosecuted under the penal code rather than military regulations....."

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Hanna Hindstrom

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Democratic Voice of Burma (DVB)

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2012-05-09

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2012-05-10

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