People get into a police vehicle in Myeik (far left) on March 9, 2021, while a man who says he was beaten by soldiers in custody shows his bruises.- Reuters
YANGON (Reuters): A protester in Myanmar who says he was detained by troops for three hours as part of the crackdown against opponents of last month's military coup has described being beaten with belts, chains, bamboo sticks and batons.
In a rare first-hand account of the treatment of detained activists, the man told Reuters he was one of about 60 people picked up on Tuesday (March 9) by police in Myeik, a southern coastal town, as they hid in a house after a protest was broken up by them.
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