The Tatmadaw set fire to the house and warehouse of Zaw Htwe, a news and information officer of National League for Democracy (NLD) party, in San Oo village, Taungtha Township, Mandalay region on October 12.

U Zaw Htwe was one of the leaders in the anti-military protests in Taungtha Township. So, the police-in charge of Taungtha Myoma police station charged him under Section 505 (a) of the Penal Code (Defamation of the state) and Section 505 (b) of the Penal Code since March. He has been on the run since.