Independent
Mon News Agency (IMNA)
Arrest of 6 Mon monks and 8 civilians in Pegu and
restriction against Mon monastery
On May 17, a
Mon monastery in Pegu was totally restricted from the
people moving in and out after the special police branch arrested 6 monks and 8
civilians in there in late last month.
Last month on
April 29, the police special branch and No. 3 police station in Pegu went into a Mon monastery, Tasaik-jot-loka,
in western part of Pegu and arrested 6 Mon monks and
8 civilians. They also disrobed one Mon
monk, the abbot of that monastery, U Kesara, and
detained many other monks and civilians without any trial, said by a Mon monk
from Pegu.
“Accordingly
to Buddhism principles, they (the polices) need to ask
the permission of the Chairperson of Sangha
Association to disrobe one monk. And
then, if the monk is guilty, they could send to the court by the permission of
Chairperson”, said by a monk to IMNA.
The
polices
led by an officer, Zaw Min Aung, disrobed the abbot of Mon monastery, U Kesara, with allegation of misusing of forged stamps. They also the monks in the monastery U Wimala, U Kema, U Wisaya, U Wareida and U Panita but did not disrobe them. They also arrested 8 civilians Min Wimala, Mi Khin Zar Maw, Mi Nan Mu Aung, Mi Than Kyi, Mi Suu
Hlaing and Min Maung Toe and most of them came from
All of them
are now in detention without trial since April 29 and the reason for arresting
of 5 monks (except the abbot) and 8 civilians is not known.