Village Leaders in Myanmar’s Kyauktaw Resign, Citing Military Arrests

RFA
2019-06-05

Kyauktaw township offices in Myanmar's Rakhine state are shown in a June 4, 2019 photo.
Photo courtesy of Kyaw Hlamyint

Over 40 village administrators in the Kyauktaw township of Myanmar’s Rakhine state resigned their posts on Tuesday to protest the arrests of colleagues by military forces, saying that civilian workers suspected of involvement with the rebel Arakan Army should be investigated only in cooperation with civilian departments.