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SHAN STATE (SOUTH) – According to the civilians who experienced, the Pa-O National Organisation (PNO) Pyi Thu Sit militias under the junta council arrested the cars and demanded money for the drugs, near oil mill hill, Kanthar ward, Taunggyi town, Southern Shan state.
At around 9 p.m. on November 14, seven PNO Pyi Thu Sit militants using a golden Surf 4 Wheel car (unlicensed) threatened using guns and extorted money to the pedestrian cars.
A Taunggyi local who was face to face with the PNO Pyi Thu Sit militants mentioned that “they asked me to stop the car in a dark place. They said if I don’t stop, they will fire at me. They told me with the Pa-O brogue. They said they would like to use drugs and asked me to find drugs for them. Three of them pointed at me with their weapons.”
He continued that following that, despite they heist three computers, 50,000 MMK, they also took away even the small changes and the cigarette. They said that they heist according to the order.
He continued that “when I asked them to give back my phone, they threatened me and said what would you like to be, we can fire at you. I shared my experience so that the other civilians to be aware. Don’t go out at night for the unnecessary cases.”
A news source closed to the junta council army mentioned that the PNO Pyi Thu Sit militias are temporarily assigned in the checkpoints and for the security in the town as the junta council has used its troops from Taunggyi township in Karenni and the northern Shan state.
Although the junta council assigned the PNO, the junta council didn’t pay any salary for the PNO. So, the PNO militants frequently abducted the civilians and extorted money at the checkpoints and in the town.