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More Military movement seen in Rakhine
Recently, no fighting has taken place in Rakhine State, more military troops have entered towns and villages to carry out inspections and arrests, the locals said.
On March 9, soldiers from the 55th Brigade raided a house from Pauk In village under Taungup Township. Maung Hla Shwe was abducted on March 10 after entering the village, according to his wife, Daw Ma Aye Pyone.
Maung Hla Shwe is currently being detained at the Taungup City Police Station for selling illegal gambling number, his wife, Daw Aye Pyone
.
“Yesterday, an acquaintance from Taungup called me and said that Maung Hla Shwe was at the Taungkot police station. He was charged with selling illegal gambling number.
Similarly, on March 14, about 70 military council troops were stationed in Laytaung town, Rambree Township and summoned some ward administrators for questioning, the residents said.
Some of the ward administrators are fleeing to the city because they do not want to be interrogated.
The Army was divided into two groups and searching for spears in the forest south of Block 3 of Lay Taung Township, said a local man, speaking on condition of anonymity.
“The soldiers have not returned today. The informer has reported that those who were not interrogated yesterday are hiding in the forest. So, the military are searching in the forest,” he said.
In addition, the military troops were seen moving around in Kuzu Kaing village; Between Ann and Mae; Tataung Town under Ann Township; said Myo Lwin, a local resident from Ann Township.
“These days in Tataung, soldiers are always walking with full uniform in the morning. The checkpoints are very tight. Drones have been deployed on the Kyauk Myaung side, but I do not know that soldiers entered village for searching.”
Myo Lwin, a local resident from Ann Township
“These days in Tataung, soldiers are always walking with full uniform in the morning. The checkpoints are very tight. Drones have been deployed on the Kyauk Myaung side, but I do not know that soldiers entered village for searching,” he said.
Similarly, in Rakhine State, villagers from Kwan Taung and Pade Tha villages under Ponnagyun Township have expressed concern over the recent movement of military troops and police.
The military are conducting interrogations and arrests in some townships. The Colonel Kyaw Thura, the Rakhine State Minister for Security and Border Affairs, was contacted about the movement and could not be reached because the phone was switched off.
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