Man accused of being army informant arrested, shot dead after attempting to flee in Kawthaung

YT (July 12) Mizzima. || A man accused of being an informant for the military junta was arrested and subsequently shot dead after attempting to flee in Kawthaung Township, Tanintharyi Region, the Kawthaung Township People's Defence Force (P.K.K.F.) announced. U Aye Min Lat, 45, who was a police officer in Kawthaung Township's Kamaoutgyi Town (i-2) zone and was reportedly providing information to the military junta, was arrested by the Kawthaung Township P.K.K.F. on July 6. It is stated that he attempted to flee while being escorted for interrogation, and was shot and killed during the pursuit. "This guy was very wicked among the people. He was also a police officer. He used to accuse civilians of being members of our allied forces and order their arrest and killing. We didn't get much information from him. He didn't reveal his location, but when he reached a bridge, he jumped off the bridge, and we shot him at the riverbank and dealt with him," said a responsible person from the Kawthaung Township P.K.K.F. According to the Kawthaung Township P.K.K.F. statement, he was also a person who falsely accused local residents of being People's Defence Force (PDF) members and informed the military to arrest and kill them, and some people had been arrested because of him. Furthermore, the responsible person from the Kawthaung Township P.K.K.F. stated that it was heard from his wife and local residents that he had also sexually assaulted a 12-year-old girl. The statement also warned that the Kawthaung Township P.K.K.F. will continue to intensify its crackdown on the military junta, their associates, and informants in accordance with procedures, and advised civilians not to reside or travel near the military junta's forces. In addition, the Kawthaung Township P.K.K.F. announced that a new recruit who was forcibly conscripted into the military junta's forces against his will took refuge with his wife on July 5. It is stated that Ko Aung Naing Win, 25, who was conscripted for the military junta's National Service Training Batch (20) in Kawthaung Township and was assigned guard and patrol duties at the Yan Gyi Aung football field in Aye Ye Ngin Ward, Kawthaung Township, took refuge with his wife, Ma Poe Poe Chit.