Rights group skeptical that Myanmar's military seeks justice

The rights group Human Rights Watch says it is skeptical of announced plans by Myanmar’s military to prosecute soldiers for actions at a village where security forces reportedly killed as many as 400 members of the Muslim Rohingya minority.

The military announced over the weekend that investigations had determined that orders were not properly followed at Gutabyin village in Rakhine state. It gave no dates or other details.

The Associated Press reported last year that evidence indicated that security forces had carried out a massacre in the village, also known as Gu Dar Pyin. The military denied the report.

Human Rights Watch said Monday that the announcement did not indicate a change of attitude by the military, which denies abuses that drove more than 700,000 Rohingya to flee to Bangladesh.