The commander of Sittwe regional operations commands
(ROC) brigadier general Myo Min Latt, who had been in conflicts with the
commander of the western command General Htin Latt Oo was arrested and he
will now face trials in a military tribunal.
A source close to the military service disclosed that
the ROC commander had engaged in a fight with Htin Latt Oo during a meeting on
the issues of current Rakhine losses.
"Myo Min Latt is from the officer training school
batch 26 intake, while the regional commander is from DSA batch 35 intake.
During the altercation, he insulted the officer by calling its intakes useless.
The regional commander physically attacked the commander of the western
command. Fortunately, they didn't resort to firearms," added the source.
Later, Myo Min Latt was arrested by the military
headquarters after the official complaint.
"Now he is being interrogated by a military
tribunal in the military headquarters," revealed the source.
The physical altercation among high-ranking commanders
was triggered by the repeated loss of arms and ammunition. Lately, 80 soldiers
were killed when reinforcements were sent to Ramree township on 24
February.
The AA has warned the junta forces in Sittwe to
surrender, otherwise they will face attacks.
Many military families have returned to Yangon
in recent days.
As the junta forces face heavy losses in the Rakhine
battlefields, the internal differences among the soldiers are now surfacing.