Myanmar Times
Khin Myat Myat Wai
Khin Myat Myat Wai
21 Oct 2019
The Arakan Army (AA) has criticised the arrest of its leader’s sister and her ailing husband at Yangon International Airport over the weekend.
Khaing Thukha, the group’s spokesperson, said the arrest of Ma Moe Hnin Phyu and her husband, Ko Kyaw Naing, could worsen the conflict.
Ma Moe Hnin Phyu is the sister of AA chief Tun Myat Naing.
“They are not connected to the AA, and the current issue should be solved in political ways,” Khaing Thukha said, adding that the arrest had damaged the government’s reputation.
“[Ko Kyaw Naing] was arrested at Yangon airport when he returned from Bangkok. His wife was also arrested,” Khaing Thukha said. “Their four-year-old daughter, who was with them, was sent by the police to stay with relatives in Yangon. We don’t know why they were arrested.”
Ma Moe Hnin Phyu and her four-year-old daughter were waiting at the airport to pick up Ko Kyaw Naing, who went to Bangkok two months ago to seek treatment for a stroke.
Their arrest shows that the government is using cruel and unusual means to deal with the AA, said Daw Aye Nu Sein, a member of the Arakan National Party’s policy-making committee.
“We don’t know what offences they committed. They had earlier arrested the younger brother of the AA chief,” she said.
Ko Aung Myat Kyaw, the younger brother of Tun Myat Naing, was charged under the Counter-Terrorism Law on July 1.
Efforts to reach Police Colonel Myo Thu Soe, spokesperson of the Myanmar Police Force, for comment were unsuccessful.
Deputy Police Major Aung Thura filed charges against AA leaders Tun Myat Naing, Nyo Tun Aung, Kyaw Han, and Khine Thukha under the Counter-Terrorism Law at Mrauk-U police station in March.
According to the Rakhine Ethnic Congress, the Tatmadaw (military) has arrested over 200 people on suspicion of having connections to the AA. Most of those arrested were from Rathedaung and Mrauk-U townships.
Those who are found guilty under Section 52(a) of the Counter-Terrorism Law or of providing aid to armed groups can be imprisoned for up to seven years.
Scores of civilians have been killed and more than 100 injured in fighting between the AA and military since last year. – Translated
Link :https://www.mmtimes.com/news/arakan-army-decries-arrest-leaders-sister-husband.html
Khaing Thukha, the group’s spokesperson, said the arrest of Ma Moe Hnin Phyu and her husband, Ko Kyaw Naing, could worsen the conflict.
Ma Moe Hnin Phyu is the sister of AA chief Tun Myat Naing.
“They are not connected to the AA, and the current issue should be solved in political ways,” Khaing Thukha said, adding that the arrest had damaged the government’s reputation.
“[Ko Kyaw Naing] was arrested at Yangon airport when he returned from Bangkok. His wife was also arrested,” Khaing Thukha said. “Their four-year-old daughter, who was with them, was sent by the police to stay with relatives in Yangon. We don’t know why they were arrested.”
Ma Moe Hnin Phyu and her four-year-old daughter were waiting at the airport to pick up Ko Kyaw Naing, who went to Bangkok two months ago to seek treatment for a stroke.
Their arrest shows that the government is using cruel and unusual means to deal with the AA, said Daw Aye Nu Sein, a member of the Arakan National Party’s policy-making committee.
“We don’t know what offences they committed. They had earlier arrested the younger brother of the AA chief,” she said.
Ko Aung Myat Kyaw, the younger brother of Tun Myat Naing, was charged under the Counter-Terrorism Law on July 1.
Efforts to reach Police Colonel Myo Thu Soe, spokesperson of the Myanmar Police Force, for comment were unsuccessful.
Deputy Police Major Aung Thura filed charges against AA leaders Tun Myat Naing, Nyo Tun Aung, Kyaw Han, and Khine Thukha under the Counter-Terrorism Law at Mrauk-U police station in March.
According to the Rakhine Ethnic Congress, the Tatmadaw (military) has arrested over 200 people on suspicion of having connections to the AA. Most of those arrested were from Rathedaung and Mrauk-U townships.
Those who are found guilty under Section 52(a) of the Counter-Terrorism Law or of providing aid to armed groups can be imprisoned for up to seven years.
Scores of civilians have been killed and more than 100 injured in fighting between the AA and military since last year. – Translated
Link :https://www.mmtimes.com/news/arakan-army-decries-arrest-leaders-sister-husband.html
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