Burma refugee says he was a killer
Dan Oakes
July 19, 2011 .
Htoo Htoo Han has begged forgiveness for his actions. Photo: AAP
THE Australian Federal Police will investigate claims by a Burmese refugee living in Australia that he murdered dozens of political dissidents in Burma while working as an undercover agent for the military regime in the late 1980s.
Htoo Htoo Han, a Burmese refugee, holds up a 1988 photo which he say shows him (right) posing as a student leader while working as a lieutenant in Burma's military intelligence. Photo: AAP Image/Patrick Hamilton
Read more: http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/queensland/refugees-agony-over-murder-of-dissidents-20110719-1hm5h.html#ixzz1SWksh1Ne
The man, Htoo Htoo Han, told The Age yesterday he can no longer keep his past a secret and has begged for forgiveness from the families of his victims.
''I want to apologise to the people of Burma,'' he said. ''I want to say sorry for what I've done, please forgive me for what I did, for the people who will never come home.
Read more: http://www.theage.com.au/national/burma-refugee-says-he-was-a-killer-20110718-1hlpy.html#ixzz1SWkJOtQI
Dan Oakes
July 19, 2011 .
Htoo Htoo Han has begged forgiveness for his actions. Photo: AAP
THE Australian Federal Police will investigate claims by a Burmese refugee living in Australia that he murdered dozens of political dissidents in Burma while working as an undercover agent for the military regime in the late 1980s.
Htoo Htoo Han, a Burmese refugee, holds up a 1988 photo which he say shows him (right) posing as a student leader while working as a lieutenant in Burma's military intelligence. Photo: AAP Image/Patrick HamiltonRead more: http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/queensland/refugees-agony-over-murder-of-dissidents-20110719-1hm5h.html#ixzz1SWksh1Ne
The man, Htoo Htoo Han, told The Age yesterday he can no longer keep his past a secret and has begged for forgiveness from the families of his victims.
''I want to apologise to the people of Burma,'' he said. ''I want to say sorry for what I've done, please forgive me for what I did, for the people who will never come home.
Read more: http://www.theage.com.au/national/burma-refugee-says-he-was-a-killer-20110718-1hlpy.html#ixzz1SWkJOtQI
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