Senseless
of fined from the traffic policemen
Independent
Mon News Agency
Traffic policemen in
“They check helmet first, if
you do not have helmet they fine you. If you have it, they check driving
license again, if you do not have it they fine you. Even we have helmet and
driving license but they fine us,” said Mr. Nai San Wae a motorbike owner inside
“You have helmet, you have
driving license, but they said the motorbike is dirty, you don’t have front
light, signal light and then they will still fine you,” said Mr. Wae from
“Even everything in your
motorbike is OK and perfect, they find in yours until they could get a
problem. And they fine on you,” said
Mr. Lawi a motorbike owner from
“It is senseless to fine on
the people because of their dirty motorbike and no light, for the police pocket
money,” Mr. Lawi and Mr. Wae
added.
“At least, they will fine
for 5000 kyat from a motorbike, and there are a lot of people who are fined,”
Mr. Wae and Mr. Lawi
explained.
Every where the traffic
policemen are on the motor road, join with the immigration polices and soldiers
in check points since the Burmese government is taking tight security for their
National Convention according to motorbike owners.
“Mostly they check on the
main road from
“The traffic police earned
money before the Burmese military government in Mon State ordered the villages
who have literally “Ma” license to made literally Ma La Ma license. Some motorbikes, which do not have are
license are interrogated the reason why they have no license,” Mr. Wae said.
“But now I think they don’t
have any way for their income and created new way for income,” Mr. Wae added.
The traffic policemen also
started checking the travelers and motorbikes for money since last month after
serial bomb explosion in
According to the travelers
there, they still strictly check motor mobiles in roads in
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