Akyab, Dec 13: "After the purge of General Khin Nyunt, the SPDC Prime Minister Soe Win, SPDC Secretary (1) Thein Sein, and Lieutenant General Shwe Mann promised that the junta?s first priority is to get rid of corruption and abusive use of power by military personnel. Contrary to the promise, there have been an increase in incidents of exhortation by the local authority and military personnel of the public through out Arakan State. Checkpoints formerly controlled by the Military Intelligence are now guarded by military personnel and police, and they are not just asking for money from the smugglers, but also from the ordinary people..."