KPF, a
Independent Mon News Agency
A Karen cease-fire armed
group, KPF (Karen Peace Force - which stands literally in Burmese – Kayin Nyein Chan Ye Ah Pwae) kidnapped six sex workers from a brothel house
and this armed group threatened the owner to close down that house situates in
No.2 city quarter, Three Pagoda Pass, a Thai-Burma border townin
southern Burma.
On June 23 night, this KPF
(group based in Three Pagoda Pass town took these sex workers after an argument
rose in U Toung Kyi’s pub
and brothel house, said Mr. U Aung Win who close to that pub owner.
“Although these women sex
workers were released in yesterday evening, U Toung Kyi is going to close his brothel house after a
fright was made,”
“He was scared. He said he is going to send these women back
to
“The sex workers were
tortured and sexually abuses and other harassment,”
The kidnap case relating
news is separating among the town residents including many of such these cases
in the past were committed by the KPF armed group according to the people. “But the government authorities did not dare
to do any action for that case,”
“There are many time KPF
armed group has been frightening the brothel house owner, forcing sex workers
to have sex with them without charge,”
“Just two day ago this group
made a trouble at a brothel house near my house,”
Sex workers in
There are four main ethnic
armed groups: New Mon State Party, Karen National Union, Democratic Karen
Buddhist Army, and KPF base in the area.
KPF is a
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