- Web Master
- August 31, 2024
The military junta forces of Myanmar have arrested 33 more local residents from Sittwe, the capital city of Rakhine State.
On 1 January, nearly 100 soldiers arrived at Aung Tun Thein
village, located east of Wailuwon monastery in Set Yoe Kya ward of
Sittwe, with military vehicles and picked up 22 local residents.
"In the afternoon too, 11 individuals were arrested. The soldiers entered
the village again at 11 pm and arrested them," said a local villager.
Those 11 locals were arrested for constructing bomb shelters in their residential
complexes. The soldiers even threatened to arrest more people if found the bomb
shelters in their places.
Among the detainees there are cycle-rickshaw driver, mother of children and
other. One pregnant woman was released later. Another resident said that some
villagers were returning home after 11 pm and they were also arrested by
the soldiers.
"They came back during the night hours and faced the arrest under pretext of an overnight guest list inspection. Some of them were taken
into custody,” added a resident.
The other family members have gone to the police station to secure their
release.
Moreover on 29 December, an eyewitness reported that nine local individuals
from Min Gan (blocks 1 and 2) along with two young men from block 3 were
also arrested by the junta forces.
They were detained by a group of 70 junta soldiers, police personnel and
some other individuals associated with the junta.
"In Min Gan block 3, the son of U Aung Chey, a pork seller, and his friend were arrested. Nine other individuals, including the son of a
woman, who sells turmeric sticky rice, were also detained. The arrests were
carried out by a group of soldiers, police personnel and junta affiliates. U
Aung Chey's son along with his friend were arrested as their names did not
figure in the overnight guest list. They were
instructed to report to number one police station to resolve the matter,” said
a resident.
Among the 60 individuals detained in Sittwe on 12 December there are boatmen and vendors at Korea's BXT port.
Total number of arrests in Sittwe exceeds 90 including the current 33 individuals
who were detained recently.