- Web Master
- August 31, 2024
Narinjara
News, 25 June 2024
The junta
forces arrested 60 residents of Ah Myint Kyun village under Sittwe
township in Arakan State on Saturday evening, said local villagers.
"The
villagers under the age of 50 were arrested and they are yet to be released.
Sittwe regional operations command conducted the arrests. They are currently
being detained at the 344th light infantry battalion," informed a
villager.
Many women
gathered at the village monastery and the junta soldiers asked them to leave
the village by 26 June.
"The
gathered women alleged that many underage and disabled individuals were picked
up by the soldiers. As they protested, the women are also ordered to leave the
village urgently, added the villager.
Ah Myint Kyun village is situated
along the Sittwe-Yangon highway and the majority of its residents have already
left the village.
Those
arrested are mainly manual labourers, who stayed in the village as they
couldn't afford to leave due to the conflicts. Most of the detainees hail from
the San Pya area of Ah Myint Kyun village.
Narinjara News tried to contact the
military spokesperson U Hla Thein, Arakan State attorney general and Sittwe
township administrator by telephone for further details, but did not receive
any response.
The
villagers are now worried as they are unable to make contact with the arrested
residents till now.