Narinjara News, 18 August 2022

Four people, who werearrested by the junta forces from Kyauk Taw town of Rakhine State a few weeksback, have gone missing with no contact with the family members.

U Maung Saw Tha (53 years old) and two other passengers were arrested from aplace near Maha Muni temple on 1 August and they are still missing, allegedMaung Saw Tha’s wife Daw Ma Aye Khin.

Another missing person is U Kyaw Hein (39), a traditional healer from the KawiYadana IDP camp, who was arrested on 19 July.

Ma Aye Khin informed Narinjara News that they might have been killed by thearmy personnel.

"I am really worried about them. Many people say that they were alreadykilled. We have no contact with them. Maybe my husband died in militarycustody,” she added.

Kyaw Hein’s wife Daw Ma Aye Than also said that they have no communicationswith him and are worried about his health. She claimed that her husband was anhonest individual and the military personnel had arrested him for wrongreasons.

In Rakhine State, those are arrested by the army personnel often allege oftorture during interrogation for several days. Some were admitted in hospitals and many  had gone missing.

The junta authority claims that it is ruling the entire country under the laws, but on the ground numerousincidents of human rights violationsare going on almost everywhere, alleged a Rakhine rights activist.

(Photo: U Maung Saw Tha and U Kyaw Hein)