A MAN IS KILLED IN MUDON POLICE STATION

 

IMNA November 7, 2002

 

Police beaten and killed a Mon man in Mudon Police

Station during investigation with an accusation of

robbing an actress on November 4, In Mudon Township, a

local Mon reporter reported.

 

Nai Mya Han, 45 a villager from Ma Pa Rang [Kuan Brot]

village of Kya Inn Seik Kyi Township was arrested on

October 29 with an accusation of robbing and attacking

Nan Dar Hlaing, a popular actress from Mon State

during her trip to Let Tet village for entertainment

on October 25. 

 

Mr Han was beaten several times in Mudon Police

station during questioning him and he was

unconsciousness for many hours then death in the cell,

a close relative said.

 

Police force of the Mudon Station arrested him and

other hundred villagers who had history of criminal

[robbery] including thirty people form Kyeik Roy

village in the past for questioning.  He was libeled

of robbing to the actress at the main entrance into

Kyiek Roy village of Mudon Township, in Mon Township.

 

Miss Hlaing was travelling with Rev Kesara, a chief of

monk of Kyeik Ta Lone Hill who has managed for an

event of opening festival of new pagoda construction.

Local armed gang arrested the actress and released the

monks but the armed gang took all her personal

wearing. She then released after the monk.

 

It is no clear evidence whether Mr Han is a robber for

this attack because the armed gang used modern armed

guns-fire during the attack, local source added.