Soldiers shot and killed plantation worker and severely injure another in Ye

March 28, 2023

HURFOM: About 6 pm on March 23, 2023, two plantation workers returning from their plantation by motorbike were shot by the Burmese soldiers of the 61st Light Infantry Battalion (LIB 61). One plantation worker died at the scene and the other sustained serious injuries, according to local sources.

“The soldiers ordered them to stop their bike but they didn’t. Then, the soldiers shot them. They were riding a motorbike after 6 pm and there were two men on the bike, (in violation of the curfew and martial law declarations). So the soldiers thought they were members of PDF (People Defense Forces) and shot them,” said a Ye resident.

The deceased is 35-year-old Ko Kyi Win from Annawar Ward, Ye Town and his fellow rider, Maung Lay Ngae was arrested and detained at the Ye Police Station.

“Ko Maung Lay Ngae has a gunshot wound so the police had to send him to Ye General Hospital for further treatment,” said a local source.

The military junta declared martial law in Ye Township and issued a curfew that bans people from going outside between 6 pm and 6 am. Since martial law has come into force the military junta continues to unlawfully arrest and kill innocent civilians.

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