NarinjaraNews, October 11/2022

The resident from Taline Taung village in Rakhine State’sAnn Township that the military council had beaten and arrested is not only alocal traditional medical practitioner but happens to be a pastor, according tothe pastor’s missionary. 

The military council’s column has taken him, the source toldNarinjara.

He is a reverend pastor from Thukha Myanmar Missionary aswell as a Chin national local traditional medical practitioner from TalineTaung village.

The military column soldiers entered his house and beat him at10am on 8 October and left. And took him at about 6pm when the column left thevillage.

A Taline Taung villager said U Aung San had not been freeduntil 10 October andfamily members and local residents have been worried about him.

“Thesoldiers have taken U Aung San. They left the village at 6:15pm. As the familymembers haven’t got the chance to meet with him, they have no idea about hissituation,” thevillager said.

U Aung San’s younger brother U Aung Nyein said his brotherhad been beaten in front of the people and the injuries were serious. The75-year old mother’s health condition was worrisome following the incident, headded

“U Aung San was just staying at his house. They came in andarrested him and beat with the guns. They beat him a lot in front of thevillage administrator’s house. They knotted both his hands and tied to his legsbut with shortened rope not to move freely,” said U Aung Nyein.

“ Yesterday at about 11am, they took him out to Taline TaungChaung Tadar Oo, tied his hands at his back and beat him to be seen by threevillages- Ahtet Ywa, Auk Ywa and Myo Thit. They took him when the military columnleft,” he said.

“Currently, the75-year old mother is the one to be worried about. She has been crying worryingabout her son,” said U Aung Nyein.

U Aung San’s younger brother demanded his brother be freedat the soonest as he was not involved in politics and that he had been anadvocate of Dhamma.

“He is just a pastor and not involved in politics. He isadvocate of Dhamma. We do not want such coercion. He provides medicinal treatmentin the village,” said U Aung Nyein.

As the military tensions heightened in many townships, themilitary council has been continuously searching and arresting those who are onsuspicions of having contact with the Arakan Army.

Local residents said there were arrests of innocentlocals.