YANGON, Feb. 15 (Xinhua) -- A district court of Myanmar's Yangon on Friday handed down death penalty to two men for assassination of U Ko Ni, legal adviser of the ruling National League for Democracy (NLD).
U Ko Ni was gunned down at the Yangon International Airport on Jan. 29, 2017, upon his arrival back from a senior leadership program in Indonesia's Jakarta.
Kyi Lin was sentenced to death plus a 20-year-imprisonment for killing the legal adviser and taxi driver Ko Nay Win, while Aung Win Zaw, who was charged with conspiring to assassinate U Ko Ni, was also given a death penalty.
Zeya Phyo, who was also accused of involvement in the conspiracy, was sentenced to a five-year imprisonment and Aung Win Tun was given to a three-year imprisonment for harboring Aung Win Zaw.
An information official of the court said an appeal can be filed to the supreme court by both the plaintiff and the defendants.
