MAGWAY DIVISION – Local people say that the situation in Magway province is getting worse as the army grabbing young men and women away, and most of them are fleeing.
On April 27th, Men and youths were arrested at the entrance of the Myothit city by the army in Magway. They are mainly arrested for military service, and when the parents and relatives of those arrested come to investigate, they are told not to worry and send them back.
“All the men and young men who passed through the Myothit City checkpoint yesterday were arrested. A total of 60 young men and women were arrested. They said they were recruiting soldiers,” said a resident.
It is learned that many young people were arrested by the army on the Gwegon-Natmak road on April 27th, at 8:00 a.m.
“Yesterday at 8:00 a.m., the army arrested 4 youths on Natmok Road, Gwegon, Yaynenchuang Township. They blocked the car, that they were going shopping in the village, and pulled the youths out of the car and arrested them. Their parents also followed, but they could not make them redeem,” said the parent of one of the arrested youths.
Similarly, on April 27, Magwe Division, The local people said that the army came and abducted 2 youths per village from the villages between Yaynenchuang township and Nat Mauk township.
“Yesterday, two youths were taken by the army from each of the villages between Yaynenchuang township and Nat Mauk. The parents of the abducted youths are also very worried. They also said that they were recruiting soldiers. They were taken without asking for anything. It is known that those who were taken from one or two villages were sent to the army without meeting their parents,” said a resident.
As the army enters the villages and arrests and recruits soldiers, local people say that children and the elderly are fleeing withole families.