More than 250 minors arrested : Burma

Assistance Association for Political Prisoners (AAPP) and NUG Women; As of the end of April this year, more than 250 minors had been arrested, according to figures compiled by the Ministry of Youth and Children's Affairs.

Participants in the non-violent CDM movement; Members of the National League for Democracy; Family members are being held hostage because members of the Revolutionary Forces are being sought and arrested by the military council. In addition, if they catch someone they want, they are arresting their children to force them to interrogate, and they are being arrested from infancy to school age.

"The military is in clear violation of both domestic and international law on the rights of the child."

"I want my child and woman released. They are innocent. I did nothing. There is nothing wrong with that. Now it is nationwide. You are not alone in being arrested on suspicion. I was very worried that the baby would suffer emotionally. I am worried not only for my children but also for children all over the country. Compassionate "I want all the children released as soon as possible."

NLD MP U Thet Paing Soe from Ngaputaw Township, Irrawaddy Division said.

U Thet Paing Soe was not arrested and his 10-month-old daughter Su Myat Paing and his wife, as well as six others, including their 13-year-old cousin, were arrested by the military council on April 23 in Ngaputaw Township. He was arrested in Kin Chaung village.

On April 5, Rangoon Division; Maung Thant Phone Wai Yan, 3, was arrested by the military council at a pre-school in Ahlone Township. The mother-in-law, Ma Thiri Wai, was arrested by the military council as a member of a terrorist group that will carry out bombings during Thingyan, but no information has been released about the child.

A source close to the family said that her son had also been arrested in order to obtain information about the anti-military movement from Ma Thiri Wai.

"As far as we know, both of them have not been jailed yet. It is known that he was in a place like interrogation. They (the military council) already knew what kind of woman Ma Wai (Ma Thiri Wai) was, so they threatened the child with information from Ma Wai. There have been a series of arrests in connection with Ma Wai. And in areas that have been linked to Ma Wai so far, there are full uniforms and intelligence agents waiting. We (the underground movement) also arrested the child to hurt the UGs. It squeezes the news. I think Ma Wai said she was forced to have children. ”

The coup's actions violate child rights laws and regulations. NUG's wife says it is clear that it is violating international standards. Minister for Youth and Children Naw Susanna Hla Hla Soe said.

"The military enforces domestic laws and regulations on the rights of the child," he said. It is in clear violation of international law. It should not even be called the Tatmadaw. Terrorism Robbers There are kidnappings. I want to tell them to stop doing these things. "

The NUG government says it is constantly documenting the plight of children at home and sending them to the United Nations and international children's organizations.

A security lawyer who spoke on condition of anonymity for security reasons said that the military junta's arrest of infants and school-age children was unprecedented in Burma's revolutionary history.

“I did not experience 1962. 1988 1997 It happened in 2007. In those days, governments need to take action against the victims. Criminal or non-criminal; Only those who feel they need to be prosecuted under a special law will be prosecuted. Never before in history has a man been arrested for trying to seduce a minor or another family member. I have never experienced it. It is against the law to face them now. It is not a matter of social justice. ”

"It is illegal to face them now," he said. It is not a matter of social justice. "

Even children who need to be under the care of a mother in prison under the Prisons Act are subject to their mental and physical health problems. It stipulates that physical harm must be done. However, the military council has not complied with these requirements.

RFA spoke to General Zaw Min Tun, a spokesman for the Military Council, about minors being held in prisons and jails with their parents.

"Some children have been convicted and some mothers have been convicted," he said. According to his wishes, the mother wants to call for minors. If you want to keep it with him, it is allowed according to the rules. No arrests were made. There is no maintenance. Maybe she was called because she wanted to be with her mother. ”

Since the military coup, the daily lives of anti-authoritarian people have become insecure and the safety of children is now a concern.

Nearly 100 people were killed in nine months in Yae Oo Township

Of the 98 bodies killed in the nine months, most were identified as Dalan, a military council informant. Aid workers in Yae-U said the governors and the military council were linked.

The bodies have been found since July 2021, in Nyaung Ni Kan village. အင် တိုင်း ရွာ၊ Ma Kyi Ni Group မ ကျီး တော် ရွာ၊ Sitha Myay Village The bodies of seven military council administrators from Motsi and Layywa villages are also included.

"It can be found near streams and in canals. "

Last April, 12 bodies were recovered from dams and canals, according to an official from the Poya Kusala Social Welfare Group.

"Twelve bodies were found in April. They were found near the creek. They were found in the canal. Some came to report the incident. Some of the family members were found to be owners. Some were not found to be owners.

Their team collected the bodies and took them to the hospital. He said the funeral home was transported through the hospital.

Most of the dead were allegedly identified as Dalan, a military council informant.

Thirty-six bodies of people from 20 villages were found with stab wounds and bruises in the area. He was found with gunshot wounds.

Another 55 bodies were found, including unidentified bodies and members of the military council, most of whom were brokers who illegally confiscated and resold local rice.

The 98 dead were not linked to the military council. RFA has not been able to confirm this separately.

A member of the local defense force in Yae-U said that there was a security force in every village and that the clean-up operation was carried out only after a thorough inspection.

“PDF in every village. There are CPAs. Then you will know in a short time who is doing Dalan. If you check it, it will do so only when it appears. There is no clear explanation. We only had to leave because of the force at the moment. "The rest of the time, we can control a lot of villages."

He said the removal of the military council informants had reduced the number of informants in the area.

The Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP), linked to the military, said more than 1,300 party members and supporters had been killed between February 2021 and March this year.

Recently, a group called Blood Drinking was formed by NLD members. Supporters Family members; Nine people were killed in Mandalay and Rangoon within a week of an attack on the media and supporters of the revolutionary forces.

After the coup, the military council violently cracked down on pro-democracy protesters. As of April 29, more than 1,800 people had been killed in arrests, according to the Assistance Association for Political Prisoners (AAPP).