Man dies after alleged custody abuse in Myanmar’s Rakhine

Yangon: A detainee in Myanmar’s Rakhine state died from injuries allegedly sustained in custody, his family said, as the army wages war against rebels in the same area which saw the 2017 mass expulsion of Rohingya Muslims.
Myanmar’s army has deployed thousands of troops to the troubled western state in recent months to try to crush Arakan Army (AA) insurgents, who say they are fighting for more autonomy for ethnic Rakhine Buddhists.
The military has cut off whole villages and rounded up locals for interrogation as it tries to flush out AA members and sympathisers.
Zaw Win Hlaing, 28, was detained on June 19 in Mrauk U township, his mother told AFP by phone.
Five days later he was sent to a local hospital before being transferred for treatment in the state capital, Sittwe.
But his condition deteriorated and he died on Monday, local media reported.