Rights group skeptical that Myanmar military seeks justice

YANGON, Sept 03 (AP): Plans announced by Myanmar's military to prosecute soldiers for actions at a village where security forces reportedly killed as many as 400 members of the Muslim Rohingya minority drew skepticism Monday from the New York-based rights group Human Rights Watch.

The military announced over the weekend that investigations had determined that orders were not properly followed at a village in Rakhine state.

It gave no dates or other details of the offense, but said a court martial is being convened to act "in accordance with the military discipline due to the weakness in following the instructions in some of the incidents at Gutabyin village."

The Associated Press reported in January last year that evidence indicated that security forces had carried out a massacre in the village, also known as Gu Dar Pyin, and that the victims were buried in at least five mass graves.