Nai Chan’s armed group continues to extort money from villages in Southern Ye

October 20, 2022

HURFOM: According to local sources, Nai Chan’s Ramanya Army sent letters to the Administrators of Ham Gam and Yin Yel villages demanding money by the first week of October, 2022. Nai Chan’s armed group has been actively extorting villages in Southern Ye Township, Mon State,

The demand this time is for between 20,000 to 50,000 Myanmar Kyat from each household in the two villages, plus another 15 million Kyat from Yin Yel village.

“If we don’t pay the money, we’re afraid that they will endanger the village as they have guns. (If we deny their demand,) they will kidnap villagers on their way to the plantations. As we’re afraid of being harmed, we have to pay as much as they demand,” said a Ham Gam resident.

This is the second time Ham Gam villagers have been extorted. They previously paid up to 50 million Kyat to the armed group.

Nai Chan’s Ramanya Army claims to have bought weapons to fight against the military council but are routinely extorting millions Kyat of money from villages in Southern Ye Township, Mon State and Yebyu Township, Tenasserim Division.

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