Junta orders monitoring of Rakhine State IDPs in Ayeyarwady Region
The junta has issued a directive to police and local administrators in wards and villages to monitor internally displaced persons (IDPs) entering Ayeyarwady Region from Rakhine State.
Administrators and police officers have been instructed to check where IDPs are staying and to conduct interrogations of IDPs and the homeowners of the homes they are staying in.
The junta directive also states that the arrival in Ayeyarwady Region of any IDPs from Rakhine State must be immediately reported to the authorities.
A source close to the police said: “Midnight guest lists are conducted at KTVs [karaoke bars], restaurants, and guest houses. Administrative bodies have been ordered to conduct thorough searches of their areas.”
“I’m sure that officials will arrest any suspicious IDPs. Everyone should be careful”, said a source close to the junta in Pathein Township.
In recent months heavy fighting between the Arakan Army (AA) and the junta in Rakhine State has caused people to flee their homes.
