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MAGWAY DIVISION – Locals reported that a reporter and junta informant from Shwetapin Village, Htauksherpin Village Tract, Minbu Township, was shot and killed at his home on Thursday (June 22).
The crime reporter, Mr. Min Thu Hlaing was at his home when two unknown gunmen came and opened fire.
“He is former criminal broker and has been reporting information to the army and the police. The junta police issued a crime reporter card for him,” stated a person close to the junta regime forces.
The deceased, Mr. Min Thu Hlaing had been appointed as the chief reporter of the SH news agency in Minbu District on January 1, 2023.
“He used to tag along with the police and army. We thought he is an officer but only found out that he is a crime reporter after his death,” said a local.
Currently, the junta army and police are conducting inspections in Htauksharpin and Shwetapin villages after the shooting incident, reported the local residents.
Most of the crime reporters of SH News Agency cooperate with the local police in covering up prostitution, drug dealing, and gambling businesses by asking for bribes. In addition to working as a criminal brokers, these reporters sometimes work as junta informers who torture or arrest the local people.