Mya Htwee Shin, Narinjara News, 5 May  2022

Six Muslims, including a village administrator, along with another Rakhine village administrator were arrested inSittwe township of Arakan.

The villageadministrators were identified as U Rofi, a Muslim administrator, (about 40 years old, Baw Du Fa village) and  U Tun HlaSein, a Rakhine administrator,(58, Kyauk Hla Tan village)

According to a Muslim youth, two individuals were picked up by the security personnel from the residenceof Baw Du Fa village administratorat around 8 pm of 4 May.

Same day evening,  a group of 30 police and armyofficers detained Kyat Kai Dan villageadministrator from his place, informed thelocals while talking to Narinjara News.

Five Muslimdetainees, who were arrested on 3 May evening, have been identified as U E Su, U Hla Myint and U Kyaw Nu (hailing fromThekkey Pyin village),  UNoor Hu Song (Baw Du Fa village), U Saw Lim, Saw Ni from Dapai village.

The informer said that he has no idea if it was relatedto  ULA / AA or other cases. He argued thatpeople are in trouble in thearea because of theirarrest.

A family member of Kyat Kai Dan village administrator said that they have not been in touch with Tun HlaSein since the arrest. The armyofficial initially stated that he would be released after necessary interrogation for half anhour, but till date he has not beenfreed.

“I am worried about his health. We do not know where he is being kept,” said the family memberthis afternoon.

U Hla Thein, aspokesman for the Rakhine State government and also the State security and border affairs minister Colonel Kyaw Thura were contacted bytelephone but it went un-responded.

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