MYANMAR – The Minister of the Defense of the Junta Council, Tin Aung San instructed in the coordination meeting of the Central Committee for Conscription that to take action against those who fail to respond to the call for military service without reason, who were absent after the registration, who were absent after the medical examination and those who run away after reaching the training school.
He said the above quote at the working coordination meeting 7/2024 of the Central Committee for Conscription held in Nay Pyi Taw yesterday.
Defense Minister Tin Aung San of the Terrorist War Council said that those who fail to respond to the call of military service for no reason should take action in accordance with the law. The military council announced that action was taken against those who are absent without reason after being registered in military service, those who fail without reason after passing the medical examination, those who were absent without reason after arriving at the training school by the regional/state conscription teams.
The draft of the current militia service by-law is being reviewed according to each section based on the recommendations, and the draft of the by-law has reached the 8th times. He went on to say that after submitting to the higher levels in accordance with the procedure, the Militia Service Regulations will be issued.
Currently, by the military service law the junta council soldiers, the police and administrative groups arrest arbitrarily the young people, bullying and threats against the public, including extortion, are happening on a large scale throughout Myanmar. According to the information received, the members of the junta council are using these opportunities to oppress and torture the people.
The surrogate market for military recruits, which includes junta council’s soldiers, police all ministries, including administrative organizations, is developing greatly. It is said that the price for each new recruit is at least 50 to 100 lakhs, and the main people who become rich are army officers and soldiers. It has reported a series of reports that bad guys, Pyu Saw Htee and militiamen are being forced to recruit young people to serve in the military.
