The Depayin Massacre (Burmese: ဒီပဲယင်း လူသတ်မှု) occurred on 30 May 2003 in Tabayin, a town in Myanmar's Sagaing Division (now Sagaing Region), when at least 70 people associated with the National League for Democracy were killed by government-sponsored mob. In a April 2012 interview, Khin Nyunt, formerly the country's prime minister, claimed that he personally intervened to save Aung San Suu Kyi's life during the massacre, by mobilizing his men to bring her to a safe location at a nearby army cantonment.
Read more about Depayin Massacre: Commission Observations, ALRC Opinion
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