Elderly man in Chaungzon Township arrested under Junta election law

November 12, 2025

HURFOM: As the Junta presses forward with its planned “election,” authorities in Mon State have moved to shut down even the slightest sign of disagreement. Interfering with, questioning, or even appearing to challenge the process is no longer tolerated. A vast network of informers, ward and village administrators, and allied armed groups is now closely monitoring communities, tracking conversations, following social media activity, and reporting individuals they suspect of not supporting the regime. Residents say this has created a climate of fear marked by regular arrests, intimidation, and surveillance.

The recent arrest of a 65-year-old man from Kwan Yike Village, Chaungzon Township, Mon State, for allegedly tampering with an election notice is one clear example of this pattern, HURFOM field sources reported, after he was charged under the Junta’s “Election Protection Law” for supposedly interfering with the upcoming polls.

The male villager, 65-year-old U Kyaw Myint, was detained after he was accused of removing or damaging a document posted at the village administrator’s office which listed the candidates contesting in Chaungzon Township, Mon State on November 11 2025. Local residents said junta officials came and took him away in the daytime, and since then his family has not been allowed to contact him.

According to information received by HURFOM, the junta authorities have opened a case against him at the Chaungzon Township police station under Sections 26(a)/24(a) of the election-related law, and he is currently being held in custody.

This is not the first such case. On 2 November in Hpa-an Town, two residents from Ward No. 2 were also arrested after being accused of damaging the campaign billboard of the junta-appointed Karen State Chief Minister.

Since issuing its so-called election protection law, the junta has been using it to suppress dissent and control public expression. By November first week, 2025, an estimated 107 people across the country, both men and women, had been arrested and charged under this law.

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