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Militia group led by Qian Lu and Qian Kwae Shin based in Pansay, Nanhkan Township, Mu Se Distirct in northern Shan State handcuffed U Aik Htaut Naing (aka) U Naing Swae and brutally beat him to death. The victim lived in Phar Pyant village, Saenay village track, Nanhkan Township.
About 1 pm on January 3, 2012, about 60 soldiers of Light Infantry Battalion # 507 under the command of Maj Myat Tun Lin based in Lashio, northern Shan State and 20 members of Pansay militia group led by Qian Lu and Qian Kwae Shin came to Phar Pyant village, Saenay village track, Nanhkan Township. They then summoned all the villagers including women and children to gather at U Paw Htein's house. U Aik Htaut Naing (aka) U Naing Swae proclaimed himself as a reserved member of Mong Wee militia unit, having believed it would prevent them from taking harsh action against the villagers. Qian Kwae Shin, one of the leaders of Pansay militia group, asked him to put on his uniform if he was a member of the proclaimed militia unit. U Aik Htaut Naing (aka) U Naing Swae went back to home and wore the uniform. Then he returned to the gathering place. Without asking any question, he was handcuffed and repeatedly beaten up by wooden stick by Qian Lu, another leader of Pansay militia group. Quain Lu wore the Pansay militia uniform at the time of accident happened.
According to the witness, U Aik Htaut Naing (aka) U Naing Swae who remained handcuffed, was shot at his right butt by gun at about 2 pm, after having beaten up badly.
“ No ones allowed to see U Aik Htaut Naing (aka) U Naing Swae after he got shot. Not only his relatives, but also medics were not allowed to give him treatment. He was tied at his back under the Daw Mar Book's house where solider from LIB # 507 stationed. At about 6 am on January 4, 3 members of Pansay militia group led by Qian Lu and Qian Kwae Shin, dragged him near to the fence of U Paw Kaw's house. Then they beat him with the fire wood on his forehead for one time and by the fire wood on his forehead and three times on back of his head until his brain blown off. They got the handcuff off from the dead body and dumped the body at the outside of U Paw Kaw's fence,” said an eye-witness.
In addition to the inhumanly torture and killing of U Aik Htaut Naing (aka) U Naing Swae, LIB # 507 soldiers and members of militia group, went house by house including monastery, and looted all the valuable belongings of the villager including money, food, chicken and etc. The net value of the confiscated goods was 3,330,101 Kyat. Pansay U Kyaw Myint won the parliamentary seat in the 2010 election because of vote-rigging. Pansay Kyaw Myint (aka) drug kingpin as locally known became a leader of militia unit which between 300 to 400 members in 1979 and reportedly got involved in opium growing and trafficking in Paysay area. Now he commands thousands of militia unit members who have officially been armed.
This is a horrible human rights violation that the members of militia group brutually tortured and killed an innocent villager, U Aik Htaut Naing, instead of protecting the villagers.
We, Palaung Women Organization, and villagers, strongly called for justice for the victim and take action against the murderers who committed inhumane act.
The government has been investigating the case.
Palaung Women Organization
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