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SAGAING DIVISION- According to the communities close to the policemen in Sagaing, the newly transferred policemen are getting small-arms training together with the soldiers, making them wear uniforms and conduct operations.
Starting from the beginning of July, the Junta Council has reportedly ordered policemen who have been transferred to the Sagaing Division to carry out operational duties.
“I had been transferred to Sagaing. When I got there, I was told to change into a military uniform and was sent to the front line. We were unable to desert our duty and join CDM (Civil Disobedience Movement) for various reasons. I got transferred here before I could avoid it. Now, I have been working with the soldiers who are torching the villages, torturing and killing innocent people,” reported a police officer, who got transferred to Sagaing, to the media.
In the past, policemen are transferred mainly to Rakhine State, but after citing various reasons, they are now transferred to Sagaing, Karen, and Karenni State (where the battles are intense), according to communities close to the police.
“Knowingly that the junta troops are doing wrong and sinful, I could not avoid it. I am trying my best not to commit any wrongful act myself. When I joined the police, it was to protect our people but now I don’t even have the right to protect my own family,” said the informer policeman.
“If we run away and deserted our post, we would be being cruel to our remaining family members (as they could be tortured and detained by military order).So we could do nothing but follow the orders by the military council,” he continued.