A 22-year-old member of the junta-aligned Pyu Saw Htee militia and Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP) was shot and killed in Mandalay Region’s Thabeikkyin Township on 29 May.

Hein Win Zaw, who was also the son-in-law of Soe Tint, a ward administrator and USDP member was shot whilst working on a farm at about 2:00 p.m. on 29 May.

“He was a supporter of USDP and a a Pyu Saw Htee Militia member. His family has good relations with the military junta soldiers. He was shot dead four to five times and killed whilst he was working at the farm”, said a local resident.

According to locals after Hein Win Zaw completed his Pyu Saw Htee militia training he was in contact with junta military columns and had conflicts with other local residents.

At 2:00 p.m. six unknown gunmen arrived at the farm and started firing. Hein Win Zaw was hit four times, twice in the back, once in his right arm and once in his pubic bone. He died on the spot according to the police.

It is not yet known which organisation carried out the killing but a military supporting Telegram Channel said that it was carried out by local people’s defence forces (PDFs).

According to USDP press releases nearly 2,400 members have been killed across the country since the February 2021 coup.