Junta brings a charge against two young men attempting to avoid conscription

November 21, 2024

HURFOM: On November 17^th, 2024, the military junta brought charges against two young men from Mote Tama Chan village, Paung Township, Mon State who had avoided forced conscription.

According to a source close to their families, 30-year-old Ko Chan Nyein Saw and Ko Htee Hline Win were selected to join the conscription by lottery system and then, run away to avoid the conscription.

“The two young men were selected by the lottery system. One ran away to Thailand while another one is hiding in the village. The day before yesterday, the police forces came to their parents and informed them about the legal charges. Now, they’re trying to arrest the one hiding in the village,” said a local villager.

The junta has charged them under the public conscription law #23 at the Mottama Police Station. They can face up to three-years imprisonment or a monetary fine or both.

On November 7^th, 2024, the central committee for the summons of the public conscription held a meeting, and the Chair General Tin Aung San gave an instruction to file a legal charge against those who avoid conscription.

Of the first six batches of recruits subject to public conscription in Mon State, at least 1,500 individuals were conscripts and most had a monetary motive.

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