Buthidaung, 27th July 03: "Eight prisoners allegedly from Mungywa, under Sagaing Division, northern part of Burma Proper were moved to Buthidaung prison, in the western Burma bordering with Bangladesh. According to an eyewitness the eight Burmese prisoners were taken to Buthidaung aboard the Dahanyawaddy 3, a passenger vessel owned by the Inland Water Transport Corporation on 21st July. The prisoners were escorted by twelve police forces led by Win Maung, the Township Police officer of Sittwe, the capital of the western Burmese Rakhine State..."