Kaladan News

Dated: Sunday, 13 June 2005

NUPA Leader Arrested in Chittagong

Chittagong, June 13: On 11^th June 2005, at about 4: 15 pm security arrested Major Tha Kyaw Tun Chief of Burma's resistant group National United Party of Arakan (NUPA) from Chittagong, said Dr Khin Maung, the NUPA president.

Then he was brought from Chittagong to Naikkhongchari BDR camp. Again, the BDR of Naikkhongchari arrested Maung Aye Chan and Kyaw Min from Cox’s Bazar yesterday. But, the reason is unknown why they were arrested, he further said.

According to BDR sources, acting on secret information, the security forces comprising army and Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) members raided in Naikkhangchhari upazila yesterday afternoon and nabbed Tha Kyaw Tun, Maung Aye Chan and Kyaw Min.

BDR sources also confirmed the arrest but did not disclose the whereabouts of the arrestees. But a well-placed source said the three were being interrogated in a secret place.

Details of the operation were not available immediately.

The operation was part of an army-BDR joint anticrime campaign in Bandarban of Chittagong Hill Tracts that began on May 21.

There were press reports over the last few years that some Burmese resistant groups who are fighting for Human Rights and democracy have taken shelter in Chittagong Hill Tracts(CHT), bordering with Bangladesh-Burma . ##

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