25 Rakhine citizens including monk arrested by junta forces

The junta authorities have arrested 25 local residents including a monk from the Rakhine capital city of Sittwe after raiding multiple buildings, IDP camps and a monastery on the night of 21 November.

Thus the number of arrestees in Rakhine State has increased to 50 and they are still in the custody of junta forces.

Among those arrested include a monk from Tezarama (Sarataw) monastery, 19 refugees from camps, two residents of Padamya monastery and three individuals from Wra Thayar area.

Some of them are over 50 years old, claimed a local resident, adding that the junta soldiers and policemen came with three military vehicles during night hours.

The security forces fired several gunshots during the raid in Set Yon Suu ward.

Three residents fled from the place. Later a monk was summoned to the police station for interrogating over three residents.

A local woman informed that they could hear the loud sound of machine guns firing on Monday night.

Currently, over thirty Sittwe residents have been detained and interrogated at the Military Security Forces Office in the army compound.

In Sittwe, a father and his son were arrested from Kandawgyi ward on 17 November. They were suspected to be involved in recording visuals when the junta soldiers patrolled the area.

On 15 November, the soldiers abducted ten local residents from Mingang and Kandaw Gyi wards in Sittwe and took away them with four military vehicles.