Tun Khaing (Taungyin Kyunt)
Narinjara News, 4 June 2020:

Anotherward administrator of Myebon township in Arakan State wasarrested by the security forces yesterday as the other village administrators remained scared of the incident.

U AungThan, northern ward administrator of Meabon was taken to the police station for interrogations soon after his arrest, informed familysources.

“They (security personnel) came to our house on fourmotorbikes. Two among six to sevenriders were in police uniforms. One or two were in camouflage clothes and one in civil dress. They tookmy father's national ID cards.Later they took away my father to the police station. The police assured that my father y will be releasedsoon,”
said Aung Than’s son, Aung Than Naing.

AungThan Naing claimed that his father was yet t be released. He denied any wrong doing by his father and demanded his earliestrelease.

A localadministrator, who wanted anonymity informed that all other rural and village-tract administrators under the township were worriedabout Aung Than. They also apprehended theirarrest in future and hence decidedto resign from their posts.

“Notonly the northern ward administrator was arrested, but also the military were looking for U Nyunt Win, chairman of the municipalcorporation and Maung Maung Lwin, secretary ofthe welfare association.Meanwhile, two persons from Nyein Chan Yay prawn trade center  were arrested, though they were releasedafter
interrogations,” added the local administrator.

U Pe Than, a Pyithu Hluttaw representative from Myebontownship stated that he calledAung Than several times in the morning hours but did not get responds. Later  Pe Than came to knowabout his arrest. Two other formervillage administrators were also detained in the police station. It was a matter of concern for many, he added.
It may be noted that Wra Thikay village tract administratorKyaw Myint and Ah Ngu villagetract administrator U Maung Zaw (both under Myebon township) were charged under anti-terrorism acts (no50 and 52) on 31 May last.