Armed Administrators threaten villagers with their guns in Mudon
May 3, 2023
HURFOM: Since January 31, 2023 when the military junta passed a law granting some people the right to bear arms January 31, 2023, many village and ward Administrators in Mudon Township, Mon State obtained guns.
Local villagers reported to HURFOM that those Administrators have threatened them with their guns and aggressively abused them.
“After the military junta released its “gun law”, many Administrators in Mudon Township bought guns from the black market. They threaten villagers with their guns. Their manners are out of control,” said a villager.
In order to obtain a “weapon/gun”, any individual must make an application and needs final approval from the Ministry of Home Affairs, but Administrators in Mudon Township have been able to easily obtain guns from the black market.
Guns obtained from the black market are illegal but Administrators are pro military, and critics of the policy note that the military junta simply overlooks their misconduct.
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