- Web Master
- August 31, 2024
Kant Kaw Ni
Ni
The junta
forces arrested the general administrator of Taungup township and municipal
official, who had left the town as the conflict erupted and the military
situation deteriorated.
The Taungup administrator U
Zar Ni Toe and municipal official U Maung Sein were picked up by the
junta soldiers while trying to run away towards Yangon.
"Both
of them attempted to escape. One was apprehended at Kyoe Kyar Kwin checkpoint,
while the other was arrested after reaching Nyaung Kyoe. The exact dates of
their arrest are yet to be known,” said a local resident.
Some say, both were arrested on 18
June while attempting to flee to Yangon through the Pandaung-Taungup.
"Both
of them are currently held at the 5th military operations command (MOC-5) in
Taungup. No information about the arrest of their families is available with
Narinjara News,” added the resident.
They fled
in panic as the Arakha Army (AA) offensive reached the Taungup urban areas.
As the
fighting reached the urban areas, the departmental staff of military junta,
including the township general administrator, was fleeing as they were worried
about their safety in Taungup locality after it goes under the control of AA.
It is
understood that many heads of district and township-level departments,
including senior inspector San Nyunt of Taungup township police station, fled
from the township.