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KNU Press Release No. 5/98



			KNU Press Release No. 5/98

Regarding  Human Rights Violations by SPDC (formerly SLORC)
								February 27, 1998
Kawkareik/Dooplaya  District
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In January 1998, the SPDC army battalions,  in Wun-yay township forced
the Buddhist monasteries of (1) Klay-tu village, (2) Htee-kee village and
(3) Htor-gweh village to pay each 40,000 Kyat for land grant and  that of
(4) Pee-cher village, 20,000 Kyat as  revenue on land. 

On intimidation and pressure by the SPDC army battalions, the following
villages had to move to designated relocation areas in the month January,
1998:
	(1) Htee-pa-nweh, Htee-gor and Htee-par-doh to Meh-ta-klet, Pweh-nweh-moo
and Phoo-chee villages;
	(2) Phoo-chee-kee to Phoo-chee;
	(3) Htee-wah-doh, Htee-kay and Pa-deh-pa-daw to Phoo-chee;
	(4) Ga-za-po-kee to Ga-za;
	(5) Gor-leh and Kyauk-meh to Kyaik-rauk;
	(6) Meh-kyaw-kee, Meh-nor-na and Htee-lor-blet to Kyaik-rauk.

In January 1998, The SPDC army battalions ordered the following villages
in Wun-yay township to move to the designated relocation areas:
	(1) Apa-lon and Tat-dain to Taung-zun;
	(2) Er-ka-waw and Meh-ka-wa to Kyauk-ba-loo;
	(3) Pa-wa-theh and Koo-pa-theh-ta to Beh-la-mut;
	(4) Tha-ka-the, Saw-kyaw, Kee-leh and Gar-ta to Ka-ner-ka-mot;
	(5) Wah-mor-lay and 3 other villages to Nort-chu-mor;
	(6) Htee-ner-kee, Wah-me-kort and Taung-ga-lay to Ma-ur.

In various townships of Doo-pla-ya district, the SPDC military units are
forcibly collecting various kinds of taxes.

 	For each foot in height of an elephant, the owner has to pay 10,000 Kyat
in addition to 30,000 Kyat paid to the license issuing officer, forcing the
owner to pay an average of more than 100,000 Kyat per elephant per year.
	The owner of a rice milling machine, a saw-mill or a video cassette
machine has to pay 10,000 Kyat per year to the SPDC army.
	The owner of buffaloes or cattle has to pay an annual tax of 100 Kyat per
buffalo or cattle. In addition, the owners of the draft animals or motor
trucks have to serve the SPDC troops free, whenever they are summoned for
service.

Words & Abbreviations:
KNU = Karen National Union (Political wing of Karen resistance)
SPDC = State Peace and Development Council (Military dictatorship of Burma)
Kyat = Name of Burmese currency 
(Translated and distributed by the Karen Information Center)

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