Police and army officers charged after booze-fueled brawl, shoot-out

Three army officers and one patrol police officer are facing charges after a guitar strumming session spiraled into a drunken brawl in Magwe Region last week.

The men were playing guitar outside a women’s boarding house on August 15 when local police, finding the group in a boozed-up state, reportedly told them to go home.

A brawl erupted and a police sub-inspector opened fire at the army officers, leaving two injured, according to the Global New Light of Myanmar.

The sub-inspector has been charged with overuse of a duty weapon, while the army officers are facing action over violating military conduct.

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