Junta arrests three youth from Taung Zun, accusing them of being PDF members
July 21, 2023
HURFOM: On July 17, 2023, three young residents from Bilin Township, Mon State were arrested by the junta after being accused of being the members of the People’s Defense Force. (PDF).
A joint team from the junta’s multiple departments conducted a search near an old “Shwe Than Lwin” tollgate at the entrance of Bilin Township resulting in the arrest of three young residents traveling by motorbike.
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“Those young people live in Taung Zun village. They all are local residents. The junta claimed they found photos of the PDF on their mobile phones,” said a Taung Zun resident.
The arrested youth are 20-year-old Maung Set Pine Soe and 19-year-old Maung Khant Zin Ko and Ma Khin May Lat. All live in Taung Zun village.
The junta plans to charge the youth under the Anti-Terrorism Act.