Soldiers begin to maintain a photo record of vehicles at Kyaikmayaw check point

February 20, 2023

HURFOM: The military junta has reinforced their security forces at the entrance and outlet of Kyaikmayaw Town, in Mon State since the last week of December, 2022.

Soldiers at the checkpoint between Kyaikmayaw Town and Kyune Yaw village, in Kyaikmayaw Township are now maintaining a photo record of every vehicle and passengers are being interrogated as they pass through the gate, report local sources.

“They don’t take photos during the interrogation. They take photos of the plate number of vehicles when they leave the checkpoint after the interrogation,” said a villager who was interrogated at the Kyune Yaw Check Point.

“They didn’t even exclude the ambulance. Though we had an emergency patient, they took a long time to check. They also took photos of the ambulance,” said a social worker.

Security forces focused on young people and soldiers point their guns at young people while interrogating them.

“They opened the toolbox of the motorbike. They checked the mobile phones of young people. The interrogation is getting tougher at the moment. On February 13, while checking a truck, the soldiers punched and destroyed bags of tomato and slaked limes. The driver did not make any complaint and just suffered in silence,” said an eye-witness.

During December, 2022, at the Kyune Yaw CheckPoint interrogations were only being conducted from 10 am to 4 pm, but since February, 2023, security forces are conducting interrogation 24/day.

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