Incident Report: Three villages fined after fighting between Tatmadaw and NSAGs, two villagers arrested, one killed

Description: 

"The following incident report was written by a villager trained by KHRG to document human rights abuses in Dooplaya District and describes several incidents that occurred in the middle of January 2011. The villager who wrote this report describes the seizure of Tatmadaw supplies by KNLA troops, after which local Te--- villagers were forced to repay the cost of the supplies seized and Sh--- villagers were ordered to pay a fine for the theft. The report describes a third fine levied on Na—village after Tatmadaw troops met and fought with DKBA #999 troops in the Na--- area, as well as the looting of two Na--- villagers? homes after home-owners fled the fighting, the destruction of a third Na--- villager?s zinc roof by small arms fire, and the killing of a fourth Na--- villager?s pig. The villager who wrote this report also describes the arrest of two other Na--- villagers suspected of being KNLA soldiers, one of whom was subsequently killed. Despite guarantees that the other detained Na--- villager was not a KNLA soldier by the Na--- village head, a monk and one of his relatives, his release was not secured until an additional fine of 300,000 kyat (US $389.60) was paid."

Source/publisher: 

Karen Human Rights Group (KHRG)

Date of Publication: 

2012-02-03

Date of entry: 

2012-02-07

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English

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