Judge U Aung Ko Ko of Kyaukme Township sentenced to only one month in prison after taking bribes in 8 consolidated cases of export/import goods, claiming to be a disciple of Union Supreme Court Judge Dr. Ko Ko Naing and taking bribes recklessly

Mekong, September 8 Judge U Aung Ko Ko of Kyaukme Township sentenced to only one month in prison after taking bribes in 8 consolidated cases of export/import goods, according to sources in the legal community who spoke to Mekong. Last month, after 8 vehicles carrying illegal goods were seized at the Wan Ta Pin gate in Kyaukme, a merchant was charged with 8 counts under the export/import law. Sources said that Judge U Aung Ko Ko of Kyaukme Township took bribes in the hundreds of thousands of kyats and sentenced the defendants to a total of only one month in prison. "All cases were combined and sentenced to one month. If it was a case where no money was received, it was sentenced regardless. The township judge is very bad," he said. A source in the legal community said that Township Judge U Aung Ko Ko tends to demand more money from defendants, claiming that it also needs to be paid to Naypyidaw. "He is doing whatever he wants, saying he is from Naypyidaw, he is connected to the higher-ups, and he is a disciple of Supreme Court Judge U Ko Ko Naing," he said. In the past month, the township judge of Kyaukme, U Aung Ko Ko, has been criticized by the public for sentencing a person who was charged with causing death, causing injury, and causing grievous hurt to only 6 months in prison for 3 offenses after taking bribes. #MeKongNews #KyaukmeTownship #Judge #Bribery #U Aung Ko Ko