Mandalay Division to give military training to young people gathered in various ways from all over the country. Residents told RFA that they were sent to the police training academy in Ramthain Township No. 1.
They are men aged around 20 to 30 years old, The resident, who did not want to be named for security reasons, said that the population is hundreds of thousands.
"In the police school (No. 1) Police Training Academy, there are about two to three hundred young people who are coming for military training. They were kept in the dormitories of the police academy. I'm not even allowed to go out."
Another resident told RFA that security was tight around the school from March 1 to March 6.
"It's not the time when regular new police officers start training. Passers-by are also checked."
There is a prison department and an army school near the No. 1 police training school in Ramanthain. He said that some of the students' parents are also worried after hearing the news that the young people will have to attend military training.
Newspapers affiliated with the Military Council published on March 6th stated that the news that young people from all over the country have arrived in the city of Ramanthin for military training is false news.
Some local news outlets are reporting that the young people attending the police academy are those who have been pulled over by porters from all over the country. RFA has not yet been independently confirmed.
However, after the military conscription law announced by the military council on February 10th, in addition to the arrests of porters across the country, Reports of missing people are also seen continuously on social media pages.
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