Man Aung businessman, arrested for association with PDF, charged under section 505-A

The junta authority has opened a case under section 505-A against a businessman from Man Aung locality of Rakhine State.

The businessman named U Si Thu Aung (aka Kaung Phyu) was arrested with suspicion of being associated with the PDF.

He was charged on 4 October in the township court, said an individual close to him.

"I went to the court that day. There is no other charge against him,” added the individual.

Si Thu Aung (50 years old) is scheduled to appear in court again on 19 October.

He lives in  Myo Thit ward of the township and the junta forces arrested him from his residence on the night of 19 September.

He is alleged to campaign on social media for disrupting national stability and spreading propaganda against the junta, said the newspapers run by the military council on 22 September.

If proven guilty, he will face imprisonment up to three years along with fine.

Many social activists and common citizens, including women, from various Rakhine localities including Man Aung were arrested and sentenced to long-term prison terms in 2022 by the military council for allegedly supporting the PDF.