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Press Release No. 40/98
OFFICE OF THE SUPREME HEADQUARTERS
KAREN NATIONAL UNION
KAWTHOOLEI
KNU Press Release No.40/98
Regarding Human Rights Violation by SPDC
November 11,1998
Thaton District
* 3-11-98 A column of SPDC army IB 96 went into Pet-Let-noe and
killed Saw Pah Noe, age 36, without any reason. They took away (2)
Pairs of gold earrings, (4) gold rings, (2) pairs of gold bangles
and (1) necklace making the total worth 300,000 Kyats, which belonged
to Naw Kaw Moo, age 70. This column also took away house hold
materials worth 50,000 Kyats from Tee Hsa Oo age 43. They also
severely beat Maung Win Naing, age, 30 and severely kicked Naw Pay
Lay, age 32, until she was unconscious. In addition they killed and
ate a pig worth 12,000 kyats belong to Naw Dah and ate all chicken
they could find in the village.
Toungoo District
* Cardamom farmers in Thandaung township had to pay the sum of
100,000 kyats monthly to each SPDC battalions such as the tactical
command office located at Leik-Tho IB 123, IB 34 and IB 53 in
Thandaung.
Nyaung Le-Bin District
* 15.10.98 a special force from SPDC army known as Sa-Thone-Lone
went into Thit-Cha-Seik village, Kyauk-Kyi township and burned down 2
houses belonged to Nga Soe and Tin Win who were the village head man
the secretary respectively. In the mean time that army also shelled 3
rounds of 79 mm at Taing-bin village which killed Naw Mu Lay, age 8,
and Naw Dah Dah age 2 who were the daughters of Po Thauk Kya who was
a village Head man.
* 22.10.98 SPDC special army Sa-Thoue-Lone led by commander Shan Bu
arrested 4 Twani-gon villagers namely Saw La Hei, Saw Ka Bwe, Saw
Maung Nyunt Po and Saw Po Shaw Gay and took them away from the
village and brutally killed them near Haw-Kho Gaw village.
Pa-pun District
* 10.10.98 Some troops of SPDC army went into Wee-lo-to-Hta and Shot
kill a villager named Saw Thoo age 15 with out any reason. On that
day these troops proceeded to Plo-Hta and Htee- Hsaw Khee villagers
and burned down 7 houses owned by Saw PU, Saw Di Di, Pah Thu, Naw Keh
Paw, Naw kLer Loo, Saw Nay Moo and Naw Khin Paw respectively.
* 14-10-98 SPDC troops went to Teh-Bo-Plaw village and burned down 2
paddy barns owned by Saw Maung Kwai and Saw Theh Kaw contained 50
baskets and 20 basked of paddy respectively.
Word & abbreviation : KNU = Karen National Union ( Political wing of
the resistance); SPDC= State Peace and Development Council ( Military
dictatorship of Burma); IB Infantry Battalion; Kyat= Name of Burmese
currency;
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