Local Resident Arbitrarily Arrested by Mawrawaddy Naval Forces in Kanbauk, Still Detained After Five Days

September 11, 2025

HURFOM: A resident of Magin Ward, Kanbauk village tract, Yebyu Township, Dawei District, was arrested at his home by Mawrawaddy Naval forces on the evening of 5 September and has not yet been released, according to local sources.

The man was identified as Ko Aye Ko, a construction worker originally from Kanbauk village. Residents said the reason for his arrest remains unknown.

“At first, even his neighbors didn’t know he had been taken. When he disappeared, people started asking questions and then found out he had been arrested. He hasn’t been released yet and the family has not been allowed to see him,” a Kanbauk villager explained.

Locals also reported that Mawrawaddy troops have been operating frequent security checkpoints in the Kanbauk area. “If you arrive near the gates, they order everyone to get off the cars and motorbikes and continue on foot,” another resident said.

This incident follows earlier arrests on 20 August, when six young men from Kanbauk and Taung Yin Inn villages were detained by the naval forces under accusations of links to drug use. They were released about a week later, according to those close to the families.

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