Refworld | Myanmar: 1. What is the status of the Shan and Bamar ethnic groups? 2. Is being a Buddhist consistent with being a military officer in the late 80s/early 90s? 3. Did the uprising in 1988 involve the town of May Myo and did it involve families of the military? 4. What is the SLORC? 5. Do courts, both civil and military issue written notices of charges issued to accused people and are written notices issued in respect of sentences handed down? 6. Do the military release people sentenced for long terms on the basis of being paid bribes?

Title	Myanmar: 1. What is the status of the Shan and Bamar ethnic groups? 2. Is being a Buddhist consistent with being a military officer in the late 80s/early 90s? 3. Did the uprising in 1988 involve the town of May Myo and did it involve families of the military? 4. What is the SLORC? 5. Do courts, both civil and military issue written notices of charges issued to accused people and are written notices issued in respect of sentences handed down? 6. Do the military release people sentenced for long terms on the basis of being paid bribes?
Publisher	Australia: Refugee Review Tribunal
Publication Date	19 May 2009
Country	Myanmar
Topics	Buddhist \| Internal armed conflict \| Minorities \| Political groups \| Political parties \| Political situation \| Security forces \| Security situation \| Shan
Citation / Document Symbol	MMR34750
Cite as	Australia: Refugee Review Tribunal, Myanmar: 1. What is the status of the Shan and Bamar ethnic groups? 2. Is being a Buddhist consistent with being a military officer in the late 80s/early 90s? 3. Did the uprising in 1988 involve the town of May Myo and did it involve families of the military? 4. What is the SLORC? 5. Do courts, both civil and military issue written notices of charges issued to accused people and are written notices issued in respect of sentences handed down? 6. Do the military release people sentenced for long terms on the basis of being paid bribes?, 19 May 2009, MMR34750, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/4b6fe2a1d.html [accessed 26 May 2023]
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