The military regime in Myanmar has killed many people since it took power last year.
The four youngest dead also belong in this series, although according to the official version they were executed after a "trial".
According to the United Nations, these were the first death sentences to be carried out in the country since 1988.
There would be no point in discussing the sense and nonsense of the death penalty with the military.
In any case, the secret procedure against the members of the opposition makes a mockery of the principles of the rule of law.
That's exactly the message the military wants to send.
Paper on which laws are written is patient.
Those in power determine what actually happens.
Hardly any "interference" from outside
Unfortunately, the chances that they will get away with this murderous arbitrary act are not bad.
The military government has long been rejected by Western countries, and there are sanctions.
But as long as states like China and Russia, for example at the United Nations, keep their protective hand over the junta, the latter can let the criticism roll off relatively calmly.
Myanmar's neighbors in Southeast Asia could play an important and constructive role.
But when it comes to alleged "meddling," the region has traditionally been overly cautious.