Inn Din massacre
The Inn Din massacre was a mass execution of Rohingyas by the Myanmar Army and armed Rakhine locals in the village of Inn Din, in Rakhine State, Myanmar on 2 September 2017. The victims were accused of being members of the Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army (ARSA) by authorities. An investigation by Myanmar's military concluded on 10 January 2018 that there was indeed a mass execution of Rohingyas in Inn Din, marking the first instance where the military admitted to extrajudicial killings during their "clearance operations" in the region.
| Inn Din massacre | |
|---|---|
| Part of the Rohingya genocide | |
The victims of the Inn Din massacre, photographed by soldiers before they were executed at a nearby hill. | |
| Location | Inn Din, Rakhine State, Myanmar |
| Coordinates | 20°30′46″N 92°34′48″E |
| Date | 2 September 2017 (UTC+6:30) |
| Target | Rohingya Muslims |
Attack type | Massacre |
| Weapons | Assault rifles, machine guns, machetes, knives |
| Deaths | 10 |
| Perpetrators | 33rd Light Infantry Division of the Myanmar Army and local paramilitaries (8th Security Police Battalion) |
| Motive | Anti-Rohingya sentiment, Islamophobia |
| Accused | 16 |
| Convicted | 7 |
| Verdict | 10 years in prison with hard labour |
| Charges | Murder |
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