"Myanmar’s human rights commission will not investigate alleged abuses committed against civilian detainees in war-ravaged northern Rakhine state, including deaths in custody of the government military, unless the army first finds soldiers guilty of such abuse, two lawmakers who requested probes told RFA’s Myanmar Service on Monday. Oo Tun Win and Myint Naing, two lawmakers from Rakhine’s Kyauktaw township, submitted a formal letter to Myanmar’s parliament on June 21 through the Committee for Compliant and Appeals, urging an investigation into incidents in which suspects died in military detention, and calling for legal action against violators. On Monday, nearly six months after submitting the letter, the Myanmar National Human Rights Commission (MNHRC) replied that it would take legal action only if current investigations by a Ministry of Defense tribunal found soldiers guilty. Oo Tun Win said the commission’s response is unsatisfactory. “I would like to hear the human rights commission’s conclusion on the case,” he told RFA. “It has the authority to investigate and expose the losses of citizens’ rights and present the findings to the relevant ministries.”..."