A 30-year-old displaced woman from Paeyintaung village in Ywangan Township in Danu Self-Administered Zone in southern Shan State, had a miscarriage due to the military council’s arrest and interrogation, according to the persons close to her.
The victim is Ma Poe Ou. She was arrested by the military council on the evening of 29 September while she was taking shelter at the house of her relative in Singaung ward in Pindaya.
The military council soldiers arrested her as they did not find her husband Ko Win Kyaw. She had a miscarriage in the three-month pregnancy.
Regarding the arrest and interrogation of Ma Poe Ou, Ko Tun Tun Naing, information officer of Danu People’s Liberation Front (DPLF) which is active in the Danu region said: “The military council arrested and took her to Ywangan police station. She had a miscarriage after bleeding, at the police station. At that time, she was returned to Pindaya. There is no extortion.”
She was freed at night on 30 September. Currently, she is receiving medical treatment.
Regarding the reason for the arrest of Ma Poe Ou and her husband, Ko Tun Tun Naing said: “She was arrested citing the couple is involved in the revolution. They have been taking refuge in Pindaya ever since. They (military council) chased and arrested her as they got the news.”
On 22 April, 2022, the military council and Pyu Saw Htee arrested and killed nine men from Paeyintaung village in Ywangan Township. After that incident, more than 400 locals from the village have fled to safer places.
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