Pyu Saw Htee member shot dead in Launglon Township

12 January 2023
Pyu Saw Htee member shot dead in Launglon Township

The Launglon People’s Defense Force (LLPDF) shot dead a military veteran who was also a member of the Pyu Saw Htee junta aligned militia, at his home in Thabawtseik Village in Tanintharyi Region’s Launglon Township at around 1:00 p.m. on 9 January.

The ex-serviceman, who was shot four times, was named as U Kyaw Lwin. According to locals he had been in close contact with the junta since the coup.

A Launglon resident said: “He had been given warnings by the LLPDF since the coup, but he didn’t care about the warnings and kept committing crimes in cooperation with Military Council troops. Now, because of his attitude, he has been shot.”

Elsewhere in Launglon Township on the same day, 9 January, two junta soldiers providing security for government personnel were shot near Kamyawkin Village Elementary School by local defence forces. One soldier was killed, the other was injured and the defence forces seized a rifle.