On 6 September, the junta troops arrested five Rakhine youths who were traveling on motorcycles while  ULA/AA village administration member Ko Hanlin was also arrested from Kyaukta Long checkpoint in Kyaukphyulocality.

Maung Nyi Nyi San, a 19-year-old  boy from Saitara village under Maebon township along with  ananother young man was traveling in a passengercar from Taungup locality to Yangon city. They were arrested by the military council forcesfrom  Dong Chao checkpoint in Gwa townshipon 29  August.

Those five Rakhine youths, who were arrested from Kyaukphyu Township, were however released on the same day. They were released onbail, informed a person close tothem.

Ko Hanlin was released next day after  Arakan Army (AA) members retaliated with the detention of threejunta force members.

The families of Maung Nyi Nyi San and the other one from the same Saitara village, informed that they areyet to get any contact with bothof them.

Maung Nyi Nyi San’s  sister said that they have no information about him. She only came to know about hisarrest from the driver who was withthem. She demands information about him and also contacts.

Many ordinary Rakhine youths were also examined and arrested at the military checkpoints across the State.The soldiers examine if they areassociated with the AA.

Now the civilians are  worried over their travelling trough the military checkpoints. In someoccasions, Rakhine youths are often interrogatedat the checkpoints on Sittwe-Rangoon highway.