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TANINTHARYI DIVISION – According to the locals, the fascist junta council troops from the junta council outpost on the mouth of Samone creek, illegally confiscated the rice and oil owned by the charcoal bakers from a rudder boat which left Myeik town for Kyunsu town. They (the junta council troops) only gave a bag of rice back to the charcoal bakers.
On the evening of December 21, the atrocious junta council troops forcefully confiscated 20 bags of rice which include 24 Pyays and 5 jerry cans of palm oils. Those rations are the good money of the charcoal bakers from Myaingthar, Kyunthar, Kanthar villages.
It has been reported that the inhumane junta council troops gave a verbal order to bring back another bag of rice if the given bag of rice ran out.
A close acquaintance to the victims mentioned that “they only can buy the rations after collecting money for a long time. When the junta council troops illegally confiscated their rations, they faced starvation.”
The locals mentioned that the people who work in the charcoal baking industry have no regular income, they only earn when they bake charcoal. And because of the transportation difficulties, they only can buy the rations by going to Myeik town, after collecting money.
According to current value, a jerry can of palm oil costs around 80,000 MMK and a bag of coarse rice which includes 24 Pyays costs around 80,000 MMK. So, the fascist junta council troops heisted the rations which have more than 20 lakhs in total.
Moreover, the civilians who would like to travel from Myeik town to Kyunsu town have to pay 4,000 MMK as ferry fee per person.
In July, 2023, the inhumane junta council troops also arrested a rudder boat which carried the passengers and the rations from Bandane village tract under the accusation that they (the passengers) supported PDF (People Defense Forces).
They (the junta council troops) detained and interrogated the passengers for a few days and released them (the passengers). But the junta council servants heisted more than 50 bags of rice.