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Subject: SPECIAL POSTING - SHRF  MONTHLY REPORT  --  OCTOBER 1999 (PART I)

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SHAN HUMAN RIGHTS FOUNDATION
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SHRF  MONTHLY REPORT  --  OCTOBER 1999

CEASEFIRE PEOPLE DENIED NATIONAL IDENTITY

 Many people in areas under ceasefire groups and many of the  members of =
the
ceasefire groups themselves are being denied national identity by not =
being
issued identity cards by the SPDC authorities.

 The following is the list of the areas in which people are being =
deprived of
their national identities.

 1. Special Region or Zone (1): Ko Kang, Pang Sai and Ta Pang areas

 2. Special Region (2), under UWSA: Murng Phen, Ho Tao, Murng Kaa, Murng =
Pawk, Parng Yarng, Waeng Ngurn, Parng Sarng, Murng Mau, Kun Keng, Kun =
Long, Ho Parng and Mang Seng

 3. Special Region (4), under NDAA: Saler, Murng Ma, Murng Laa, Murng =
Luay,
Murng Yu and Nam Parn

 4. Members of the MTA who had a ceasefire agreement with the SPDC have =
so far only been given 'surrender cards', but not national identity =
cards. When these people need to travel to places outside their areas, a =
certain kind of travel document is issued by the SPDC military =
authorities in their respective areas.

14 LAHU MILITIA SLAUGHTERED IN MURNG-TON

 On 20.9.99, 14 Lahu militiamen were shot dead by SPDC troops from IB65 =
near
Huay Aw village in Murng-Ton township.=20

 On that day, 18 Lahu militiamen of Naa Kawng Moo village, led by Pho =
Thein,
were ordered by SPDC Commander Shwe Myint from IB65 to patrol the areas =
around Huay Aw village. After patrolling for a while, the Lahu =
militiamen saw a herd of about 25 head of cattle grazing in the forest =
2-3 miles away from Huay Aw
village. The cattle belonged to the villagers of Huay Aw who had =
deliberately let them loose to graze in the forest near their village.

 As soon as they saw the cattle, the Lahu militiamen shot at them and =
killed 5
while the rest managed to get away. The militiamen were cutting and =
smoking
the meat of the cattle when about 32 SPDC troops of IB65 from the =
outpost camp at Pung Pa Khem surrounded them and opened fire. The =
shooting raged for almost an hour, killing 14 of the Lahu militiamen =
while 4 of them managed to slip away from the battle.

 The only known reason for the shooting given by the SPDC troops was =
that they
thought the Lahu militiamen were members of the SSA (Shan State Army).

RAPE AND KILLING OF RELOCATED VILLAGERS IN KUN-HING

 In late September 1999, SPDC troops from IB246 raped and killed 2 women =
who
were going around and selling confectionery to people working in the =
farms in Kun-Hing township.

 On 29.9.99, about 57 SPDC troops from IB246 led by Capt Than Maung went =
on a patrol in the outlying areas of Kun-Hing town to where many =
villages had been
relocated. At one point they met 2 women who were going around and =
selling
confectionery to those who were working on farms along the banks of Nam =
Pang
river near Wan Pae village, about 5 miles from the town. The troops =
arrested
them, accused them of being wives of SSA ( Shan State Army) soldiers and
interrogated them.

 The 2 women were among the villagers who had been forcibly relocated to
Kun-Hing town 2-3 years ago and their fathers and the husband of one of =
them
were among those who had been killed in Taad Pha Ho massacre, one of the
notorious massacres on 16.6.99, by SPDC (then known as SLORC) troops.
 Having been relocated to the town where they hardly knew how to make a
living, and having been deprived of their men, the 2 women had been =
trying to eke
out a living by peddling confectionery which they bought on credit in =
Kun-Hing town.

Even before the day of the incident, they had already gone to peddle =
their
goods in that area 2-3 times.

 Although the women denied the charge and explained their real situation =
to
them, the troops did not release them, but took them along on the patrol =
for 5
days and 4 nights during which they abused and raped the women to their
satisfaction and eventually shot both of them dead, and took away their
confectionery, worth 2,876 Kyat, and 252 Kyat of money from them.

 The 2 victims were:

1. Nawng Pe, aged 18, daughter of Loong Nan-Ta who was killed in the =
Taad Pha
Ho massacre

2. Naang Khin Lu, aged 21, daughter of Loong Ti-Ma who was killed in the =
Taad
Pha Ho massacre

RAPE AND KILLING IN TA-KHI-LAEK

 On 21.9.99, SPDC troops from LIB316 raped a woman and killed her =
husband near Nam Kai village, Pa Leo tract, Ta-Khi-Laek township.

 On that day, 3 Privates, Maung Bo and 2 other soldiers, from the =
Company 2 of
LIB316 that was stationed at Nam Mae Kong river crossing ferry at Kaeng =
Laap
village, who were strolling around saw a woman who was digging bamboo =
shoots on the bank of Nam Kai stream. The woman was with her husband who =
was also
digging bamboo shoots somewhere nearby, out of sight of the troops.

 Maung Bo and the 2 soldiers approached the woman and seized her. But =
the
woman called out to her husband for help, causing him to run towards =
her. As soon as he saw the husband coming, Maung Bo aimed his rifle and =
shot him down, killing him instantly. After that, all of them raped the =
woman to their satisfaction and left.=20

 When the parents and relatives of the couple, together with some =
village leaders, went to complain to the Commander of the Company 2, =
Capt Aung Naing, they were consoled by him that if the incident was true =
he would take action against the culprits immediately and put them in =
jail. But nothing had been heard about anyone being punished at the time =
of this report.

 The couple, Zaai Wan, aged 26 and Naang (En), aged 21, were  from Nam =
Kai
village, Kaeng Laap tract, Ta-Khi-Laek township.

RAPE AND KILLING OF RELOCATED COUPLE IN KUN-HING

 In mid September 1999, SPDC troops from IB246 beat a man to death and =
raped
his wife before killing her in Kun-Hing township.

 On 16.9.99, about 70 SPDC troops from IB246 led by Capt Kyaw Aye =
patrolled
the area of forced relocation in Kaeng Kham tract, Kun-Hing township, =
and arrested 2 villagers, husband and wife, who were tending their rice =
field on the
eastern side of Nam Paang river, about 4 miles from the town.

 Kaw-Ling, aged 45 and his wife, Naang Mon, aged 30, were originally =
from
Kaeng Lom village in Kaeng Kham tract that had been forced to move to =
the town 2-3 years ago. They were arrested by the troops while checking =
the irrigation water of their rice field.=20

 The troops separated them and interrogated them about the movement of =
the
Shan soldiers, and kicked and beat them. But the villagers said they had =
not seen
any Shan soldiers and did not know anything about them.=20

 After a while, Capt Kyaw Aye said he would take the wife along as a =
guide until they reached a cross road and told the husband to stay =
behind and wait. However, when the front point of the troops had gone =
some distance, the troops
who took up the rear beat the husband to death with sticks at the edge =
of the rice field.=20

 The wife was forced to go with the troops for 4 days and 3 nights =
during which
she was raped by the Captain whenever he liked. On the last day when the =
troops
were about to return to their base, Kyaw Aye called up all his officers =
one by one and ordered them to rape her one after another. Eventually, =
she was given to a Private who, after raping her, stabbed her to death =
with his bayonet.

BEATEN TO DEATH IN MURNG-PHYAK

 On 20.9.99, SPDC troops from IB221 beat to death 3 villagers at Murng =
Loong
village, Murng Kok tract, Murng-Phyak.=20

 A patrol of about 60 SPDC troops from IB221 came to Murng Loong village =
and
arrested 3 villagers. They brought the villagers to the village temple =
and interrogated them about the activities of the Shan soldiers in the =
area.
=20
 In order to extract confessions and desired answers, the troops beat =
the
villagers so hard that all of them died on the spot.

 The 3 victims were:

1. Ai Pe-Ta, male, aged 31
2. Ai Zaen Seng, male, aged 22
3. Ai Hong, male, aged 20

ROBBERY AND KILLING OF RELOCATED VILLAGERS IN KUN-HING

 On 28.9.99, SPDC troops from IB246 led by Capt Thaung Nyunt beat to =
death 2
villagers at a place between Kun-Hing town and Ka Li village, about 2 =
miles from
Ka Li relocation site in Ka Li tract, Kun-Hing township.

 The villagers, Saw-Zin-Na, male, aged 30 and Zaai Yung, male, aged 29, =
were
originally from Naa Khaa village in Naa Poi tract that had been =
relocated to Kaa Li relocation site 2-3 years ago. Since then they had =
been peddling small things and confectionery which they bought from =
Kun-Hing in Kaa Li area as their means of livelihood, with only about =
2,500 Kyat as the capital of each.

 On the day of the incident, they were returning on foot from buying =
goods in
Kun-Hing and were carrying their things in baskets on their shoulder =
poles
because they could not afford other means of transportation. When they =
got about 2 miles near to Ka Li, they met a group of about 36 SPDC =
soldiers coming
from the opposite direction. The troops were from IB246 led by Capt =
Thaung
Nyunt who ordered his men to seize and search them.

 The troops found 173 Kyat of money in their pockets and 5,000 Kyat =
worth of
things in the baskets. They then beat the 2 villagers to death and took =
all their things and money away with them. Before they reached their =
base, Capt Thaung Nyunt sent one of his soldiers ahead to Kun-Hing town =
to tell the headmen and community leaders that they had found 2 corpses =
of unknown villagers near the road on the way.

 When the leaders went to look at the corpses, they knew right away who =
the
innocent victims were and realized what had happened to them, a fact =
that was
later confirmed by some civilian porters. However, they could think of =
nothing
else they could do except to quietly burry the corpses.

FORCED RELOCATION, TORTURE AND LOOTING IN MURNG-PAN

 In early August 1999, SPDC troops from LIB520 tortured 2 villagers of =
Pung
Kur village in Nawng Yaang tract, Murng-Pan township, and later ordered =
the
village to move to the town within 5 days.

 On 7.8.99, 45-50 SPDC troops from LIB520 led by Maj Aye Thaung came to =
Pung Kur village and arrested 2 villagers, Loong Aw, aged 56 and Zai =
Hurng, aged 26 on suspicion of collecting rice for SSA.=20

 The troops tied them up and interrogated them, put plastic bags over =
their heads to stifle them into confessing, while beating and kicking =
them all the time. When the 2 villagers kept denying the charge, the =
troops used a pointed knife to poke their arms, thighs and necks until =
they were bloody all over, and continued to beat and kick them until =
they lost consciousness several times.

 On 8.8.99, Maj Aye Thaung ordered all the villagers of Pung Kur to move =
to Murng-Pan town within 5 days. But, only after 2 days, before most of =
the villagers could move, the troops came back and looted the village =
and the village monastery and took away what they wanted.

 Some of the villagers who lost their money and livestock were as =
follows:

1. Mae Thao Nae lost 15,000 Kyat
2. Loong U lost 36,000    "
3. Zaai Ting lost 50,000    "
4. Zaai Taw-Na lost 30,000    "
5. Zaai Wan-Na lost 4,630 Kyat worth of chickens
6. Loong Kan-Na lost   6,200 Kyat worth ox

 The village monastery lost the following property:

1. One electric generator worth 35,000 Kyat
2. 2 gas lamps worth   4,500 Kyat
3. 300 drinking glasses worth   2,500 Kyat
4. 20 cool water flasks worth   4,000 Kyat
5. 5 hot water flasks worth 25,000 Kyat
6. 3 electric fans worth 11,500 Kyat
7. 1 meal table worth   2,500 Kyat


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<DIV align=3Djustify><FONT face=3DArial size=3D4><STRONG><EM>SHAN HUMAN =
RIGHTS=20
FOUNDATION</EM></STRONG></FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=3Djustify><FONT face=3DArial size=3D3></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV align=3Djustify><FONT face=3DArial size=3D3><STRONG>SHRF&nbsp; =
MONTHLY=20
REPORT&nbsp; --&nbsp; OCTOBER 1999<BR><BR>CEASEFIRE PEOPLE DENIED =
NATIONAL=20
IDENTITY</STRONG></FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=3Djustify><FONT face=3DArial size=3D3><BR>&nbsp;Many people =
in areas under=20
ceasefire groups and many of the&nbsp; members of the<BR>ceasefire =
groups=20
themselves are being denied national identity by not being<BR>issued =
identity=20
cards by the SPDC authorities.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=3Djustify><FONT face=3DArial size=3D3><BR>&nbsp;The following =
is the list=20
of the areas in which people are being deprived of<BR>their national=20
identities.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=3Djustify><FONT face=3DArial size=3D3><BR>&nbsp;1. Special =
Region or Zone=20
(1): Ko Kang, Pang Sai and Ta Pang areas</FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=3Djustify><FONT face=3DArial size=3D3><BR>&nbsp;2. Special =
Region (2),=20
under UWSA: Murng Phen, Ho Tao, Murng Kaa, Murng Pawk, Parng Yarng, =
Waeng Ngurn,=20
Parng Sarng, Murng Mau, Kun Keng, Kun Long, Ho Parng and Mang =
Seng</FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=3Djustify><FONT face=3DArial size=3D3><BR>&nbsp;3. Special =
Region (4),=20
under NDAA: Saler, Murng Ma, Murng Laa, Murng Luay,<BR>Murng Yu and Nam=20
Parn</FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=3Djustify><FONT face=3DArial size=3D3><BR>&nbsp;4. Members of =
the MTA who=20
had a ceasefire agreement with the SPDC have so far only been given =
'surrender=20
cards', but not national identity cards. When these people need to =
travel to=20
places outside their areas, a certain kind of travel document is issued =
by the=20
SPDC military authorities in their respective areas.<BR><BR><STRONG>14 =
LAHU=20
MILITIA SLAUGHTERED IN MURNG-TON</STRONG></FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=3Djustify><FONT face=3DArial size=3D3><BR>&nbsp;On 20.9.99, =
14 Lahu=20
militiamen were shot dead by SPDC troops from IB65 near<BR>Huay Aw =
village in=20
Murng-Ton township.&nbsp;</FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=3Djustify><FONT face=3DArial size=3D3><BR>&nbsp;On that day, =
18 Lahu=20
militiamen of Naa Kawng Moo village, led by Pho Thein,<BR>were ordered =
by SPDC=20
Commander Shwe Myint from IB65 to patrol the areas around Huay Aw =
village. After=20
patrolling for a while, the Lahu militiamen saw a herd of about 25 head =
of=20
cattle grazing in the forest 2-3 miles away from Huay Aw<BR>village. The =
cattle=20
belonged to the villagers of Huay Aw who had deliberately let them loose =
to=20
graze in the forest near their village.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=3Djustify><FONT face=3DArial size=3D3><BR>&nbsp;As soon as =
they saw the=20
cattle, the Lahu militiamen shot at them and killed 5<BR>while the rest =
managed=20
to get away. The militiamen were cutting and smoking<BR>the meat of the =
cattle=20
when about 32 SPDC troops of IB65 from the outpost camp at Pung Pa Khem=20
surrounded them and opened fire. The shooting raged for almost an hour, =
killing=20
14 of the Lahu militiamen while 4 of them managed to slip away from the=20
battle.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=3Djustify><FONT face=3DArial size=3D3><BR>&nbsp;The only =
known reason for=20
the shooting given by the SPDC troops was that they<BR>thought the Lahu=20
militiamen were members of the SSA (Shan State =
Army).<BR><BR><STRONG>RAPE AND=20
KILLING OF RELOCATED VILLAGERS IN KUN-HING</STRONG></FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=3Djustify><FONT face=3DArial size=3D3><BR>&nbsp;In late =
September 1999,=20
SPDC troops from IB246 raped and killed 2 women who<BR>were going around =
and=20
selling confectionery to people working in the farms in Kun-Hing=20
township.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=3Djustify><FONT face=3DArial size=3D3><BR>&nbsp;On 29.9.99, =
about 57 SPDC=20
troops from IB246 led by Capt Than Maung went on a patrol in the =
outlying areas=20
of Kun-Hing town to where many villages had been<BR>relocated. At one =
point they=20
met 2 women who were going around and selling<BR>confectionery to those =
who were=20
working on farms along the banks of Nam Pang<BR>river near Wan Pae =
village,=20
about 5 miles from the town. The troops arrested<BR>them, accused them =
of being=20
wives of SSA ( Shan State Army) soldiers and<BR>interrogated =
them.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=3Djustify><FONT face=3DArial size=3D3><BR>&nbsp;The 2 women =
were among the=20
villagers who had been forcibly relocated to<BR>Kun-Hing town 2-3 years =
ago and=20
their fathers and the husband of one of them<BR>were among those who had =
been=20
killed in Taad Pha Ho massacre, one of the<BR>notorious massacres on =
16.6.99, by=20
SPDC (then known as SLORC) troops.<BR>&nbsp;Having been relocated to the =
town=20
where they hardly knew how to make a<BR>living, and having been deprived =
of=20
their men, the 2 women had been trying to eke<BR>out a living by =
peddling=20
confectionery which they bought on credit in Kun-Hing town.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=3Djustify><FONT face=3DArial size=3D3><BR>Even before the day =
of the=20
incident, they had already gone to peddle their<BR>goods in that area =
2-3=20
times.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=3Djustify><FONT face=3DArial size=3D3><BR>&nbsp;Although the =
women denied=20
the charge and explained their real situation to<BR>them, the troops did =
not=20
release them, but took them along on the patrol for 5<BR>days and 4 =
nights=20
during which they abused and raped the women to their<BR>satisfaction =
and=20
eventually shot both of them dead, and took away their<BR>confectionery, =
worth=20
2,876 Kyat, and 252 Kyat of money from them.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=3Djustify><FONT face=3DArial size=3D3><BR>&nbsp;The 2 victims =

were:</FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=3Djustify><FONT face=3DArial size=3D3><BR>1. Nawng Pe, aged =
18, daughter of=20
Loong Nan-Ta who was killed in the Taad Pha<BR>Ho massacre</FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=3Djustify><FONT face=3DArial size=3D3><BR>2. Naang Khin Lu, =
aged 21,=20
daughter of Loong Ti-Ma who was killed in the Taad<BR>Pha Ho=20
massacre<BR><BR><STRONG>RAPE AND KILLING IN =
TA-KHI-LAEK</STRONG></FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=3Djustify><FONT face=3DArial size=3D3><BR>&nbsp;On 21.9.99, =
SPDC troops=20
from LIB316 raped a woman and killed her husband near Nam Kai village, =
Pa Leo=20
tract, Ta-Khi-Laek township.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=3Djustify><FONT face=3DArial size=3D3><BR>&nbsp;On that day, =
3 Privates,=20
Maung Bo and 2 other soldiers, from the Company 2 of<BR>LIB316 that was=20
stationed at Nam Mae Kong river crossing ferry at Kaeng Laap<BR>village, =
who=20
were strolling around saw a woman who was digging bamboo shoots on the =
bank of=20
Nam Kai stream. The woman was with her husband who was also<BR>digging =
bamboo=20
shoots somewhere nearby, out of sight of the troops.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=3Djustify><FONT face=3DArial size=3D3><BR>&nbsp;Maung Bo and =
the 2 soldiers=20
approached the woman and seized her. But the<BR>woman called out to her =
husband=20
for help, causing him to run towards her. As soon as he saw the husband =
coming,=20
Maung Bo aimed his rifle and shot him down, killing him instantly. After =
that,=20
all of them raped the woman to their satisfaction and =
left.&nbsp;</FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=3Djustify><FONT face=3DArial size=3D3><BR>&nbsp;When the =
parents and=20
relatives of the couple, together with some village leaders, went to =
complain to=20
the Commander of the Company 2, Capt Aung Naing, they were consoled by =
him that=20
if the incident was true he would take action against the culprits =
immediately=20
and put them in jail. But nothing had been heard about anyone being =
punished at=20
the time of this report.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=3Djustify><FONT face=3DArial size=3D3><BR>&nbsp;The couple, =
Zaai Wan, aged=20
26 and Naang (En), aged 21, were&nbsp; from Nam Kai<BR>village, Kaeng =
Laap=20
tract, Ta-Khi-Laek township.<BR><BR><STRONG>RAPE AND KILLING OF =
RELOCATED COUPLE=20
IN KUN-HING</STRONG></FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=3Djustify><FONT face=3DArial size=3D3><BR>&nbsp;In mid =
September 1999, SPDC=20
troops from IB246 beat a man to death and raped<BR>his wife before =
killing her=20
in Kun-Hing township.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=3Djustify><FONT face=3DArial size=3D3><BR>&nbsp;On 16.9.99, =
about 70 SPDC=20
troops from IB246 led by Capt Kyaw Aye patrolled<BR>the area of forced=20
relocation in Kaeng Kham tract, Kun-Hing township, and arrested 2 =
villagers,=20
husband and wife, who were tending their rice field on the<BR>eastern =
side of=20
Nam Paang river, about 4 miles from the town.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=3Djustify><FONT face=3DArial size=3D3><BR>&nbsp;Kaw-Ling, =
aged 45 and his=20
wife, Naang Mon, aged 30, were originally from<BR>Kaeng Lom village in =
Kaeng=20
Kham tract that had been forced to move to the town 2-3 years ago. They =
were=20
arrested by the troops while checking the irrigation water of their rice =

field.&nbsp;</FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=3Djustify><FONT face=3DArial size=3D3><BR>&nbsp;The troops =
separated them=20
and interrogated them about the movement of the<BR>Shan soldiers, and =
kicked and=20
beat them. But the villagers said they had not seen<BR>any Shan soldiers =
and did=20
not know anything about them.&nbsp;</FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=3Djustify><FONT face=3DArial size=3D3><BR>&nbsp;After a =
while, Capt Kyaw=20
Aye said he would take the wife along as a guide until they reached a =
cross road=20
and told the husband to stay behind and wait. However, when the front =
point of=20
the troops had gone some distance, the troops<BR>who took up the rear =
beat the=20
husband to death with sticks at the edge of the rice =
field.&nbsp;</FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=3Djustify><FONT face=3DArial size=3D3><BR>&nbsp;The wife was =
forced to go=20
with the troops for 4 days and 3 nights during which<BR>she was raped by =
the=20
Captain whenever he liked. On the last day when the troops<BR>were about =
to=20
return to their base, Kyaw Aye called up all his officers one by one and =
ordered=20
them to rape her one after another. Eventually, she was given to a =
Private who,=20
after raping her, stabbed her to death with his =
bayonet.<BR><BR><STRONG>BEATEN=20
TO DEATH IN MURNG-PHYAK</STRONG></FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=3Djustify><FONT face=3DArial size=3D3><BR>&nbsp;On 20.9.99, =
SPDC troops=20
from IB221 beat to death 3 villagers at Murng Loong<BR>village, Murng =
Kok tract,=20
Murng-Phyak.&nbsp;</FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=3Djustify><FONT face=3DArial size=3D3><BR>&nbsp;A patrol of =
about 60 SPDC=20
troops from IB221 came to Murng Loong village and<BR>arrested 3 =
villagers. They=20
brought the villagers to the village temple and interrogated them about =
the=20
activities of the Shan soldiers in the area.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=3Djustify><FONT face=3DArial size=3D3>&nbsp;<BR>&nbsp;In =
order to extract=20
confessions and desired answers, the troops beat the<BR>villagers so =
hard that=20
all of them died on the spot.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=3Djustify><FONT face=3DArial size=3D3><BR>&nbsp;The 3 victims =

were:</FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=3Djustify><FONT face=3DArial size=3D3><BR>1. Ai Pe-Ta, male, =
aged 31<BR>2.=20
Ai Zaen Seng, male, aged 22<BR>3. Ai Hong, male, aged =
20<BR><BR><STRONG>ROBBERY=20
AND KILLING OF RELOCATED VILLAGERS IN KUN-HING</STRONG></FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=3Djustify><FONT face=3DArial =
size=3D3><BR><STRONG>&nbsp;</STRONG>On=20
28.9.99, SPDC troops from IB246 led by Capt Thaung Nyunt beat to death=20
2<BR>villagers at a place between Kun-Hing town and Ka Li village, about =
2 miles=20
from<BR>Ka Li relocation site in Ka Li tract, Kun-Hing =
township.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=3Djustify><FONT face=3DArial size=3D3><BR>&nbsp;The =
villagers, Saw-Zin-Na,=20
male, aged 30 and Zaai Yung, male, aged 29, were<BR>originally from Naa =
Khaa=20
village in Naa Poi tract that had been relocated to Kaa Li relocation =
site 2-3=20
years ago. Since then they had been peddling small things and =
confectionery=20
which they bought from Kun-Hing in Kaa Li area as their means of =
livelihood,=20
with only about 2,500 Kyat as the capital of each.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=3Djustify><FONT face=3DArial size=3D3><BR>&nbsp;On the day of =
the incident,=20
they were returning on foot from buying goods in<BR>Kun-Hing and were =
carrying=20
their things in baskets on their shoulder poles<BR>because they could =
not afford=20
other means of transportation. When they got about 2 miles near to Ka =
Li, they=20
met a group of about 36 SPDC soldiers coming<BR>from the opposite =
direction. The=20
troops were from IB246 led by Capt Thaung<BR>Nyunt who ordered his men =
to seize=20
and search them.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=3Djustify><FONT face=3DArial size=3D3><BR>&nbsp;The troops =
found 173 Kyat=20
of money in their pockets and 5,000 Kyat worth of<BR>things in the =
baskets. They=20
then beat the 2 villagers to death and took all their things and money =
away with=20
them. Before they reached their base, Capt Thaung Nyunt sent one of his =
soldiers=20
ahead to Kun-Hing town to tell the headmen and community leaders that =
they had=20
found 2 corpses of unknown villagers near the road on the =
way.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=3Djustify><FONT face=3DArial size=3D3><BR>&nbsp;When the =
leaders went to=20
look at the corpses, they knew right away who the<BR>innocent victims =
were and=20
realized what had happened to them, a fact that was<BR>later confirmed =
by some=20
civilian porters. However, they could think of nothing<BR>else they =
could do=20
except to quietly burry the corpses.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=3Djustify><FONT face=3DArial size=3D3><BR><STRONG>FORCED =
RELOCATION,=20
TORTURE AND LOOTING IN MURNG-PAN</STRONG></FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=3Djustify><FONT face=3DArial size=3D3><BR>&nbsp;In early =
August 1999, SPDC=20
troops from LIB520 tortured 2 villagers of Pung<BR>Kur village in Nawng =
Yaang=20
tract, Murng-Pan township, and later ordered the<BR>village to move to =
the town=20
within 5 days.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=3Djustify><FONT face=3DArial size=3D3><BR>&nbsp;On 7.8.99, =
45-50 SPDC=20
troops from LIB520 led by Maj Aye Thaung came to Pung Kur village and =
arrested 2=20
villagers, Loong Aw, aged 56 and Zai Hurng, aged 26 on suspicion of =
collecting=20
rice for SSA.&nbsp;</FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=3Djustify><FONT face=3DArial size=3D3><BR>&nbsp;The troops =
tied them up and=20
interrogated them, put plastic bags over their heads to stifle them into =

confessing, while beating and kicking them all the time. When the 2 =
villagers=20
kept denying the charge, the troops used a pointed knife to poke their =
arms,=20
thighs and necks until they were bloody all over, and continued to beat =
and kick=20
them until they lost consciousness several times.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=3Djustify><FONT face=3DArial size=3D3><BR>&nbsp;On 8.8.99, =
Maj Aye Thaung=20
ordered all the villagers of Pung Kur to move to Murng-Pan town within 5 =
days.=20
But, only after 2 days, before most of the villagers could move, the =
troops came=20
back and looted the village and the village monastery and took away what =
they=20
wanted.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=3Djustify><FONT face=3DArial size=3D3><BR>&nbsp;Some of the =
villagers who=20
lost their money and livestock were as follows:</FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=3Djustify><FONT face=3DArial size=3D3><BR>1. Mae Thao Nae =
lost 15,000=20
Kyat<BR>2. Loong U lost 36,000&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; "<BR>3. Zaai Ting lost=20
50,000&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; "<BR>4. Zaai Taw-Na lost =
30,000&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;=20
"<BR>5. Zaai Wan-Na lost 4,630 Kyat worth of chickens<BR>6. Loong Kan-Na =

lost&nbsp;&nbsp; 6,200 Kyat worth ox</FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=3Djustify><FONT face=3DArial size=3D3><BR>&nbsp;The village =
monastery lost=20
the following property:</FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=3Djustify><FONT face=3DArial size=3D3><BR>1. One electric =
generator worth=20
35,000 Kyat<BR>2. 2 gas lamps worth&nbsp;&nbsp; 4,500&nbsp;Kyat<BR>3. =
300=20
drinking glasses worth&nbsp;&nbsp; 2,500&nbsp;Kyat<BR>4. 20 cool water =
flasks=20
worth&nbsp;&nbsp; 4,000&nbsp;Kyat<BR>5. 5 hot water flasks worth=20
25,000&nbsp;Kyat<BR>6. 3 electric fans worth 11,500&nbsp;Kyat<BR>7. 1 =
meal table=20
worth&nbsp;&nbsp; 2,500&nbsp;Kyat<BR><BR></FONT><FONT face=3DArial =
size=3D3>
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