Asked why only Muslims have faced trial in Meikhtila, Ye AungMyint, the advocate general, said the courts were starting with the initial incidents that triggered the violence, and those involved in later incidents would be tried subsequently.
Those sentenced Tuesday included four men and a minor convicted of the murder of a Buddhist monk and two men convicted of illegal association and public mischief, said Ye AungMyint, advocate general of the Mandalay region that includes the town.