Junta extorts those who breach local order related to riding motorcycles
October 23, 2023
HURFOM: In Thaton Township, Mon State, the military junta issued a local order on October 6, 2023 banning two men from riding the same motorcycle.
After issuing the order, the junta recruited troops to tighten security in Thaton City and began arresting and extorting money from those who were breaching the order.
“They seized the motorbike and released the riders. We went to the police station to get back our motorbike and we had to pay 200,000 MMK,” said a Thaton resident.
The junta’s order states those who breach the local order will be sentenced to one month imprisonment without hard labor or fined 20,000 MMK. However, junta’s troops are not following the order, but simply arresting and extorting money from the riders.
“We’ve mainly used motorbikes to get around. This restriction has violated our right to freedom of movement,” said a local man from Thaton City.
The junta restricting two men from riding the same motorcycle, is in place in five out of ten townships in Mon State. The order is negatively impacting both the daily life and workplaces for local people.
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