Aye Myat Khaing, Narinjara News, 29 May 2024

A deputy director in the Arakan State educationdepartment has been detained by the junta forces and not yet released.

On 24 May, the deputy director (finance) U Nyi Htwe was detained by the junta's chief of military security affairs forinterrogation.

An unidentified education employee informed NarinjaraNews that there had been no communications with U Nyi Htwe since his detentionon 24 May.

"He was seemingly arrested for questioning onfinancial matters during the cyclone Mocha period. As of today, he has not beenreleased," added the employee.

The arrest was made by the junta forces under thepretext of financial irregularities that took place more than a year back.

According to a police source, U Nyi Htwe was transferred to Sittwe number 1police station on the night of 27 May after he was interrogated by OCMSA.

Following his arrest, other senior officials and general staff of thedepartment fled to Yangon fearing their arrest.

On 28 May, the Humanitarian and DevelopmentCoordination Office (HDCO) announced that a total of 425 civilians, comprising346 men and 79 women, were arrested in Arakan State during the six-month period(13 November 2023 to 13 May 2024). Among them, there are  39 Muslims and386 Arakanese, added the HDCO.