Narinjara News
Security Forces nab
Woodcutters for bribes
Buthidaung, 24 February: On 30th January a group of eighteen woodcutters were arrested in
Our correspondent quoting an inside source said that, the eighteen woodcutters
were arrested while they were carrying 10,000 bamboos and 130 firewood logs for
use in brick kilns. Sub Inspector Zaw Linn of Taung-bazar Area Nasaka Security
Station demanded kyat 10,000 as bribe from the woodcutters on the plea of the
absence of official permission to cut and carry the logs and bamboos.
As they expressed their inability to pay the bribe money the woodcutters were
thrown behind bars and preparations have been made to charge them with existing
Forestry Laws. Most of the detainees are from
On inquiry our correspondent came to know that, the bamboos and firewood from
forests could be cut and sold on payment of revenue at Military tollgates in
rivers, creeks and roads. #
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