11 inmates were released from the Mrauk-U District Police Station following AA's capture

Reliable sources state that once the Arakan Army (AA) took control of the Mrauk-U district police station, 11 people were freed from police custody.

According to someone close to them, they were set free on December 26 at around 9 PM, when the AA took control of the Mrauk-U district police station.

Since AA attacked the police station, some political prisoners have gone missing and have not yet been released.

According to a relative of a prisoner on trial for a political offense, eight political prisoners, including artist Ko Kyaw Zan Wai (also known as Ko Rain Shoet) and former journalist Ko Myat Thu Tun (also known as Phoe Thiha), have been taken by junta troops since the conflict started on December 24.

 (Caption: Ko Rain Shoet and Phoe Thiha)

"Our brother is not among the liberated individuals. He was taken with the army, according to what we've heard. We don't know the details," he remarked.

The family of former journalist Ko Myat Thu Tun, also known as Phoe Thiha, who is presently being prosecuted under Section 505(a), has expressed serious worries about their safety, especially in light of rumors that junta troops may have taken them away.

“There are numerous news reports right now. Though I'm not sure yet, I'm concerned that something potentially fatal could happen,” she said.

Additionally, locals reported that some junta troops fled into Mrauk-U and enlisted in the Mrauk-U 377th Battalion following the Arakan Army's (AA) invasion and seizure of the Mrauk-U district police station last night.

On the morning of December 24, the Arakan Army (AA) simultaneously attacked the Thu Taw Ma Taung military camp and the Mrauk-U district police station, which are located at Ngwe Taung Pauk, the town's entry and exit point to the north of Mrauk-U Township. At nine o'clock on December 26, both of these camps were fully taken.