Britain spends £140,000 on Myanmar army

The UK spends around £140,000 of taxpayers’ money on training the Myanmar army, which is accused of the recruitment of child soldiers, journalist intimidation, and using rape as a weapon.

According to the recent revelation by the Ministry of Defense (MoD), 60 Myanmar military officers took part in training course led by the British government in 2014, The Telegraph reported.

The funding has sparked criticism over what one British MP refers to as “war crimes” which are carried out by Myanmar’s military .... http://www.presstv.ir