Junta troops abduct 40 relatives of Muslim camp residents who fled conscription

RFA
Radio Free Asia
March 3 2024 

Some were publicly beaten for allegedly speaking to the media about recruitment efforts.

People walk through Kyauk Ta Lone camp in Kyaukphyu, Rakhine state, Oct. 3, 2019.
Ye Aung Thu/AFP

Junta troops in western Myanmar’s Rakhine state have beaten and abducted 40 family members of Muslim displaced camp residents who escaped being conscripted into military training, sources said Friday.