Thinzar Nwe
Four policemen from Thandwe police station in Rakhine State have fled with
weapons. A woman from Thandwe informed Narinjara News that they deserted the
police station on 13 May.
"They are Bamar people and their families did not
accompany them. Moreover, they are not residents of Thandwe," she added.
The concerned policemen were relocated from Myebon
township and they took away some weapons with them.
"During the conflict, some police officers were
relocated from Myebon. Some police personnel from Taungup, Pauktaw and other
northern places also were transferred to Thandwe. The absconding policemen may
have entered in the liberated areas," asserted the lady.
The military junta has reinforced Thandwe with the
police officers and soldiers, who fled the conflict and they are now
preparing to resist the Arakha Army (AA) fighters. They are looking for the
fleeing policemen.
In Manaung, some administrators and policemen fled
after the junta forces implemented the conscription law. In Taungup too, a
station commander and a senior constable fled from the local police station
fearing the gun fighting.
Due to the heightened conflicts in southern Rakhine,
there has been a surge in the number of administrators, policemen and soldiers
under the military junta who are fleeing their bases. Some of them have even
sought refuge from the AA.