Members of the Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army's police patrol the northern Shan State hub of Lashio on April 9, 2025 (AFP)

Crime and capital punishment: EAOs impose death sentences

This edition of Political Insider looks at the recent public death sentences and executions by ethnic armed groups in northern Shan State and the broader question of capital punishment in Myanmar.

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