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Myanmar police asks public for information on assassination of legal advisor

Xinhua, January 31, 2017 Adjust font size:

Myanmar Police Force has asked the public to provide information on anyone involved in Sunday's fatal shooting of U Ko Ni, a prominent legal advisor of the ruling party.

The police announced Monday night its hot line numbers of 15 police stations for reporting information about the shooting.

The police claimed that they had arrested the gunman, U Kyi Lin, 52 and has charged him in accordance with the law.

The suspect is under interrogation, the announcement said.

A press release of the President's Office Monday night said the initial interrogation indicates the intention to destabilize the state, requesting the public not to be stricken by panic and to stay calm and be careful of religious and racial incitement.

U Ko Ni, legal advisor of the National League for Democracy (NLD) party, was gunned down at the Yangon international Airport on Sunday afternoon upon his arrival back from Indonesia.

The government is continuing to make urgent investigation into the incident for further exposure of those behind the scene and security measures are being tightened.

The gunman also killed a taxi driver who had tried to capture him before he was arrested by the police and bystanders.

U Ko Ni was shot in the head at a close distance at the airport's taxi stand near arrival terminal-1. Endit