Burma Army Carries Out a Series of Arrests of Rakhine State Civilians t.sidekickopen78.com

Civilians have repeatedly been placed under arrest by Burma Army troops in Rakhine State?s Kyauktaw and Kyaukphyu townships in recent days, according to local sources. Most recently, three men from Kap Thapyay village in Kyaukphyu were taken into military custody on August 15 after all the villagers were forced to gather for what they thought was a meeting. ?A military column arrived at our village and arrested three villagers at around 4:00 a.m.,? a family member of one of the men told NMG. ?Soldiers called on all of the villagers to gather in the monastery.