At least two Rakhine youths, who were arrested by thejunta forces, have gone missing and they are not in contact with their familieseven after a month of their arrest.

Maung Nyi Nyi San (19) along another young youth,hailing from Maebon township of Rakhine State, were arrested on 29 August froma military checkpoint on their way to Yangon accusing them of being Arakan Armymembers.

Ma Thein San New, Maung Nyi Nyi San's elder sister,questioned about their wellbeing.

"If they are arrested they should be to jail. But are they aliveand if yes how are their health?
We want to know all these things. Let’s the army reveal everything to us,” sheadded.

Both of them were travelling in a passenger cartowards Yangon and they werearrested from the Gwa’s Dongchaung army checkpoint at around 10:30 pm. The area isin southern part of Rakhine and close toIrrawaddy division of Burma proper. 

The other youth, arrested with Maung Nyi Nyi San isyet to be identified.

The locals allege thatthere are several military council checkpoints on Rakhine to Yangon highway,where the passengers are subjected to arbitrary checks. On some occasionsthey  even have to pay money to the military personnel on duty.