Seven civilians from Thandaunggyi Township of Karen State who are being detained by the military council have lost contact with their families, according to local news sources.
At the end of September, the military council arrested three local women between Myatharkone village and Pintthilar village for allegedly supporting the revolution. On 1 October, the military council arrested four more men in Myatharkone village, according to locals.
“The military council arrested three women for allegedly carrying rations in Myatharkone and Pintthilar,” a local woman said.
A local man from Thandaunggyi said: “The military council arrested four middle-age men on 1 October for suspected involvement in the revolution. They were interrogated at the middle-level school for one night. Then, they were taken to Taungoo. Their families were allowed to meet in Thanmoetaung. The military council has not released them yet. We have not got any information about them.”
In the past few days, the military council army has temporarily blocked some vehicles, and the locals said that there have been many arrests related to the revolution.
Now the military council has reopened the Taungoo-Leiktho road section. However, locals said they have to carefully travel due to the military council’s tightened inspections.
Armed conflicts continue in Thandaunggyi Township in Taungoo District which is under the control of Karen National Union (KNU) Brigade-2.
The military council’s ban on the transport of ration and medicine, frequent inspections and arrests make the ration transport routes difficult. As a result, there is a shortage of ration, according to the persons helping the IDPs.
From 2021 till September 2023, the military council arrested 3,175 women, imprisoned 538 women and killed 614 women in connection with politics.
The number of the cases under investigation may be higher, according to reports compiled by the Assistance Association for Political Prisoners (AAPP) and the Burmese Women’s Union (BWU).
Sent by KIC.