TANINTHARYI DIVISION- According to residents, three civilians from Kanpauk Village, Yephyu Township were arrested by the Military Council at Thursday midnight (February 29).
A CDM teacher who is around 50 years old from Khaing Thazin Ward, Mr. Naing, and his wife, a PTT company driver from Maginn Ward, were arrested at their respective homes.
Many people left Kanpauk as they were afraid of being forced to serve in the military. Now, both the young and old were arbitrarily detained by Junta troops, said a local over 20 years old.
It is not known exactly where the three civilians arrested last night were kept, but residents speculate that they were at the Mawrawati Naval Headquarters. The military council usually keeps and examines most of the detainees at Mawrawati Naval Headquarters.
A total of eight women and a man have been arrested by the military council this February and most of them are CDM teachers.
The local man also said that the soldiers from Mawrawati Naval Headquarters were given incentives and got promoted if they arrested a certain number of people per month, although the media could not confirm this report individually.
A total of 31 civilians from five villages have been arrested by the military council in Yephyu Township, Kanpauk area. Last month, the military council arrested 14 civilians from Yephyu Township.