The lawyer and senior legal adviser to the National League for Democracy government, Mr Ko Ni was shot dead outside the international airport on Sunday, 29 Jan 2017, in a rare outbreak of what appeared to be political violence in the commercial capital, Yangon. He was seen as a peacemaker and champion of religious tolerance and cooperation. He leaves behind a wife and a daughter.
UN statement
UN statement
- UN rights expert condemns senseless killing of respected Muslim lawyer, Mr Ko Ni
NGO's statement
- CENTHRA condemns the assassination of U Ko NI
News
- U Ko Ni assassination and funeral: live updates, Myanmar Times, 30 Jan 2017
- Mourners gather for funeral of lawyer shot dead in Yangon, Bangkok Post, 30 Jan 2017
- Myanmar ruling party lawyer shot dead at Yangon airport, Reuters, 29 Jan 2017
- Police arrest conspirator in U Ko Ni assassination plot, The Irrawaddy, 1 Feb 2017
- Myanmar says gunman killed rights lawyer to undermine stability, The NY Times, 31 Jan 2017
