Narinjara News, 21 June 2022

Arakan Army (AA) members have arrested three more policemen from Kyauktaw, 80 miles north of theRakhine  capital city of Sittwe in retaliationto the arrest of AA members by the junta authority.

At least 10 soldiers and police personnel have been arrested by the AA members within a week.

On Monday, the AA members detained three policemen including an officer who were on duty at Kyauktawcity police station. All the detaineesare young in age (from 30 to 40 years).

They were abducted by the AA members from a place near to Kyauktaw Myothit ward football stadium in theevening hours.

"The policemen were caught while they were busy drinking alcohol. However there was no unwantedincident,” said a local source.

Among those arrested thre are two Rakhine and a Burman people, who hail from Sagaing region. One of thetwo Rakhines is from Paletwa townshipof Chin State.

"News of the arrest is correct. Names of the policemen are yet to be known,”  said the source whiletalking to Narinjara News.

The tension in Kyauktawis presently heightened afterthe event of  some soldiers arrest in town areas.

On 11 June, the AA members arrested two soldiers from Kyauktaw. Later on 16 June, a member of the militarycouncil was detained from Ponna Kyunlocality. A 40-year-old policeman who was on duty at Tin Nyo police station of Mrauk-U township wasarrested on 17 June.

The AA spokesman Khaing Thukha in a news conference on 14 June revealed that the arrests were made byAA members  because the Burmese juntalatey arrested many of their members and supporters.