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KARENNI STATE- Private Ye Htet Kyaw, from Division 2 of the (Loading) Battalion 2 in Loikaw Township, was reportedly killed on the spot by an explosion while disarming a mine planted by 722 Transportation Battalion in the area. But his Division Commander falsely reported the incident to the higher-ups, stating that the private died from stepping on a mine while taming the mules.
On September 13, around 10 a.m., Private Ye Kyaw Htet who tried to disarm the mine planted by No. Transportation Battalion 722, was killed in the mine explosion. The Battalion Commander, Major Tun Tun Zaw, reportedly made a false report to the Regional Headquarters to avoid the penalty.
“Major Tun Tun Zaw, the commander of the military unit reported to his superiors that the private was killed by an abandoned landmine near the Yaynikan cemetery while he was taming the mules as he was worried about the penalty of losing his position,” said a junta source.
During his time as commander of Company 2, loading Battalion 2, Major Tun Tun Zaw reportedly made false reports that two soldiers who defected to the KNDF as run-away troops. Moreover, he reportedly had kept his fellow soldiers’ salaries in fear that they would run away from the army.
“The current company commander falsely reported the two soldiers who defected to the KNDF only as run-away soldiers. The commander was afraid of losing his position, so he asked his fellows to say that those two soldiers simply ran away. Again, he kept all of the salaries of his comrades without giving them a single penny. If the fellow soldiers need something to buy, they have to ask him buy for them. He has been saying the balance is zero at the end of the month and seizing the money of his fellow soldiers” said a military source.
The No. 2 Loading Battalion is located in Pinlon City, Shan State and its Company-2 is located in Loikaw City. This Company-2 is also known as the Mule Army as the army breeds mules.