UN investigator: Myanmar military's attacks on civilians constitute "crimes against humanity"

• Since the military seized power, hundreds have been killed and thousands arrested as part of a crackdown on anti-coup demonstrators.

The big picture: Nicholas Koumjian, head of the Independent Investigative Mechanism for Myanmar, said the evidence will be analyzed so that "one day those most responsible for the serious international crimes in Myanmar will be brought to account,” according to the Associated Press.

• Koumjian said investigators saw patterns of violence and "much more violent methods used to suppress the demonstrators" when determining attacks on civilians to be widespread and systemic.

What he's saying: “This was happening in different places at the same time, indicating to us it would be logical to conclude this was from a central policy,” Koumjian said, per AP.

• “And, also, we saw that particular groups were targeted, especially for arrests and detentions that appear to be without due process of law," he added. "And this includes, of course, journalists, medical workers and political opponents.”

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