Pajau Media Channel
29th August, 2024
As said by the local residents, the 4 civilians from Sum Pi Yang village group who were arrested by the SAC forces are detained for more than 3 months and have not released yet.
According to an evacuee from Sum Pi Yang village, “All of the villagers fled since the clashes have started. In addition, 4 of the villagers were arrested by the SAC when they came back to the village and took their properties a week later. Now it has been almost over 3 months, they have been being detained.”
The local residents from Sum Pi Yang area evacuated to safety since May when the SAC and the local Militia joint forces started their military operation to Sum Pi Yang. Additionally, the 4 arrestees were arrested by the SAC forces a week later, when they came back to the village to bring their properties.
The local residents from the Sum Pi Yang area evacuated to Hpung Ngai Yang IDP camp which is located in Sumpra Bum Township, and it is reported that the concerns of the rest locals have arisen due to the 4 arrestees who are still detained by the SAC forces.
“We’ve heard that one of the arrestees was awfully tortured by the SAC. We have no idea that he has been killed or not. Because of the phone signals and the internet cut off, we haven’t got any following information about him,” said the above person.
The SAC and local Militia joint forces have been marching in column and doing the military operation in some area of Putao district since the KIA joint forces controlled the Sumpra Bum Township. In addition, they are interrogating the civilians and it is known that the civilians are arrested as human shields.
It is known that the 4 arrestees are; two 50-years-old males and 2 females were included. Additionally, as said by the locals, one of the arrestees has been killed, however, Pajau Media haven’t able to confirm the news yet.
More than thousand of people from (170) households are inhabiting in the Sum Pi Yang Village groups comprise with Sum Pi Yang village, NsiYang village and Wadat village. Moreover, all of the villagers from the Sum Pi Yang Village Group had evacuated to Hpung Ngai Yang IDP camp since May due to the armed-clashes between the two armed-forces.
At present, the SAC joint forces stationed at the two of Shing Gat Bum military camp near the Sum Pi Yang and Nsi Yang villages. It is further learned that the SAC forces are incinerating the locals’ residentials and butchering the locals’ cattle arbitrarily for eating.
News – Mali Hku
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