- Web Master
- September 27, 2023
After the military council soldiers arrested a member of United League of Arakan (ULA, the political
wing of Arakan Army), the AA members
detained a junta officer and two
policemen in Kyauk Phyu
township of Rakhine State.
ULA member Ko Han Lin was arrested by the junta forces on 6 September and AA members responded picking up an
officer and two
policeman in the evening hours.
A member of the ULA administration unit, Han Lin was arrested by the soldiers based at Kyauk Talon army
checkpoint while he was returning from
the downtown areas of Kyauk Phyu township.
By evening at around 6:30 pm, a junta officer along with two policeman were picked up by AA members from Zin Chaung village under
the same township.
A local resident, who wanted anonymity, informed that a group of 30 soldiers came to the village and
searched for their officer and policeman
in several houses, whose identities are yet to revealed.
Following the incident of mutual arrests by the junta forces and AA members, many villagers fled their
places.
“As there are so many inspections, the villagers wanted to avoid the troubles. Moreover, they are often
framed as AA members or sympathizers
wrongly,” he added, expressing apprehensions that the
gun fighting between the two armed groups may resume soon.
AA spokesperson U Khaing Thukha and Rakhine State security
& border affairs minister
colonel Kyawthura were contacted for details, but there was no adequate response.