- Law enforcement in Burma
Police in Burma have a long history, and include the national
police force ofBurma , as well as smaller functions and jurisdictions.British rule in Burma
The "Indian Imperial Police" was the primary law enforcement in Burma until 1937, when it was split from
British India .In 1872 the third mayor of
Mergui District , SirAshly Din (1870-1875) assigned the first police officer to be stationed atMaliwan , a village 24 miles north of current Victoria Point.Perhaps the most famous policeman in Burma from this period is the author
George Orwell , who in 1922 joined the Indian Imperial Police inBurma .ince independence
On
March 16 , 1988 following the killing of two students during the pro-democracy demonstrations,student s marching onProme Road were confronted nearInya Lake by the "Lon Htein" security force riot police and many beaten to death or drowned.The national police are made up of several smaller entities, including
*Myanmar Railways Police
*intelligence divisionee also
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Human rights in Burma
*Rangoon bombing
*Myanmar Police Force External links
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