Narinjara News, 10 February 2022

Two Rakhine women, reportedly residents of Rangoon (now Yangon) and Ann in Arakan State, were fined Kyat100,000 each for voting twice in theNovember 2020 national elections.

Manan Soe Khaing, a 21 years old voter hailing Pauktaw township of Arakan and presently settled inShwepyithar township under the Rangoon region,was fined K 100,000 by the Shwepyithar township court on 9 February last. She admitted that theywere fined after being forced to confessthe offence.

Same day, the Ann township court fined Daw Ma Sein (around  50 years old) who hails from the airport wardthe place where the western command is stationed. Both of them were charged under Section 171 (f) of Penal Code for Electoral Frauds.

Two more Rakhine women living in Shwepyithar township are facing similar charges. Ma Win May, one ofthem has been summoned to the electionauthority office on 21 February next.

The current military council is trying its best to prove that the last national elections were not free andfair. It is primarily targeting girlsand women.

Needless to mention that the current State Administration Council (SAC) overthrew the victorious NationalLeague for Democracy-led governmentand seized power on 1 February  2021 claiming that the general elections were rigged.