Myanmar army brutally arrest civilians in Mandalay

09 October 2022
Myanmar army brutally arrest civilians in Mandalay

A civilian in Yanbetlon village (Yepyit), Kyuakse Township of Mandalay was shot and arrested by the Military Council at around 11 am on 5 October.

According to local people, Kyaw Min Lwin, a male in his 40s, was shot and arrested by junta troops after 30 soldiers arriving in five vehicles raided his residence. 

''He was an NLD (National League for Democracy) supporter and was detained due to a military informant and as he was being arrested at least 15 shots were fired. He had a bullet wound to his thigh,'' a resident told Mizzima.

Kyaw Min Lwin was taken to the army base located in Samar village, Kyaukse. Separately some villagers were arbitrarily arrested in the evening of 5 October, according to locals.

"Regime’s soldiers entered the village again on the same day and arrested a village administrator in his 50s and a villager in his 30s,” another local man said. 

According to data collected by the Assistance Association for Political Prisoners (AAPP) as of 4 October 2022, there are 12,563 political prisoners are being held by the Military Council in Myanmar.