Numerous residents in Buthidaung Township, Rakhine State,including former members of parliament, are fleeing due to reports indicatingthat regime troops intend to arrest them.

U Aung Thaung Shwe, a former member of parliament fromButhidaung Township, informed Narinjara, "The Military Council troops arecurrently entering the town and apprehending individuals.

They detain and interrogate people. Also there are reportssuggesting that more arrests may occur in a similar manner. I have heard thatthe Military Council intends to arrest at least 40 or more people in the town,alleging their association with the AA."

Reports indicate that among the arrest warrants issued inButhidaung Township, former member of parliament U Aung Thaung Shwe, along withseveral other MPs and a majority of the town's social activists, are included.

U Aung Thaung Shwe added that among those facing imminentarrest are individuals who have previously been charged under Section 17(1) ofthe Unlawful Associations Act. He mentioned that they are currently fleeingafter learning about the news of their impending arrest.

"We had previously filed cases under Section 17(1) ofthe Unlawful Associations Act against activist residents of the town, includingPyithu Hluttaw representatives. Now, as these individuals are about to bearrested, we find ourselves compelled to flee," he explained.

Narinjara has not been able to obtain the list of residentsslated for arrest by the Military Council.

U Aung Thaung Shwe remarked that the Military Council,facing the AA's offensive attack in Rakhine State and experiencing significantdefeats in the clashes, is resorting to its routine of 'burning one's house toget rid of the mice' strategy against the public.

"This is the junta's routine, a practice that datesback to previous times. They initiate actions against the public akin to'burning one's house to get rid of the mice.' They employed the 'Four Cuts'strategy, making arrests. Now, their focus is increasingly on the public,taking them as hostages. It is evident that the Military Council is notadhering to international humanitarian law and the laws of war. This is whythey have been classified as a terrorist military group. I anticipate that themore they oppress, the stronger the people's resistance will become," hesaid.

Likewise, in Maungdaw Township, a few days ago, the MilitaryCouncil displayed pictures on lampposts with the intention of arrestingnumerous individuals.

In Rakhine State, the Military Council has been consistentlyarresting civilians, with approximately 100 individuals detained from November13 to November 25.