Ayeyarwaddy Times

A team from Naypyidaw, sent to investigate bribery allegations against the commander of the Ayeyar police station, returned after receiving money, according to sources close to the police force. Police Captain Zaw Tun Naing, who was transferred to the Ayeyar Township Police Station in January 2025, is currently accused of bribery, drug trafficking and use, and extorting illegal tolls from gambling dens, according to sources close to the police force. Local residents said that he also received large sums of money from suspects in murder and rape cases, and concealed the cases, releasing the suspects. "I get around 1 million kyats a day from gambling dens. I even take money from murder and rape cases. When they come to investigate from above, they say it's fine if you 'offer' your superiors," a source close to the Ayeyar Township Police Station told the Ayeyarwaddy Times. It is said that Police Captain Zaw Tun Naing demanded up to 4 million kyats from the perpetrator of a rape case in Koingchaung village to avoid a prison sentence and to settle the case. Similarly, local residents said that in a fraud complaint filed within Ayeyar town, the perpetrator demanded 500,000 kyats and was released without any action being taken. It is known that those who do not wear motorcycle helmets in the area are fined 60,000 kyats per person, those without licenses are fined 50,000 kyats, tolls are collected from timber trucks, and confiscated unlicensed motor vehicles and motorcycles are used for personal use. It is reported that although a team was sent from Naypyidaw to investigate the current bribery allegations, they were sent back without any action being taken after Police Captain Zaw Tun Naing paid them money, according to sources close to the police force. Furthermore, it is known that local youths who are financially unable to perform their national service are often summoned to the station and subjected to pressure and threats. Photo - Commander Zaw Tun Naing of the Ayeyar Township Police Station