FBR REPORT : Karen State, Burma : 23 July, 2009
KEY DEVELOPMENTS
- One villager killed and four wounded in DKBA and Burma Army attack
- DKBA Role Increasing as Attacks Continue
- New Camps and Forced Conscription
- Relocation, Forced Labor and Extortion
Saw Eh K’nyaw, 7, after being shot (+ click to view lager image)
On June 18, the Democratic Karen Buddhist Army (DKBA) and the Burma Army shot five villagers in Bray Day (also known as Paw Ler Loh) village, eastern Karen State, killing one of them.
Naw Wee Shi Paw, 36, being treated by medics
Saw Toe Lo, 70, was killed in the attack in the village in Bu Tho Township, southern Papun District. The villagers had already buried Saw Toe Lo by the time the FBR team arrived
Naw Wee Shi Paw, 36, Naw Ma Htit, 60, Saw Eh K’Nyaw, 7, and Saw Boh Heh, 38, were all injured.
Grave site of Saw Toe Loe, 70 Naw Ma Htit, 60, shot in the head (+ click to view lager image)
Burma Army Camp at Paw Kkay Ko, Papun District (+ click to view lager image)
On July 12, the Burma Army demanded that every village in the Mone plain areas to send 60 men to be trained as militia. Similarly, starting in July, the Burma Army forced 30 men from every village area in the Ler Doh plain areas in Nyaunglebin District to attend military training. After training, 15 men combine with Burma Army soldiers and patrol for one to four months before exchanging with the other 15 recruits.
This policy mirrors a DKBA forced recruitment strategy in Thaton District, where every large village must send five men to become soldiers, every medium-sized village must send three, and every small village must send two. Villages that do not send the recruits face a severe fine.
Relocation, Forced Labor and Extortion
On May 18, commander Pa Na Di from DKBA 666 Brigade demanded the relocation of Lui Kee, Kler U Nga, and Nga Per Lay Koh villages to Tha Per Pa village. He threatened to burn the people’s homes down if they did not immediately relocate.
On May 9, soldiers from DKBA 666 Brigade entered the area of Nga Kee Lu village and attacked three of the villagers there. Saw Mo Shi, Saw Pah Pye, and Saw Pa Day were each hit “so many times that they couldn’t even count”.
On May 10, DKBA 666 Brigade soldiers entered Tha Per Pa village and assaulted some of the villagers. Saw Bu Hae was hit in the head with a rifle and slapped. Saw Pa Eh was kicked in the face. Saw Pa Ray was slapped three times. Saw Pa Chi was punched five times in the face and hit in the back three times.
On May 11, DKBA “Ka Saw Wa” Brigade and Burma Army LIB 103 extorted goat meat, pork and more than 50kg of rice from villagers in Tee Doh Hta. On 11 May, the “Ka Saw Wa” commander and LIB 9 commander forced extorted two goats and 28 chickens from villagers in Mae Ngo Hta.
On May 12, these same troops forced five people from Mae Ngo Hta village to carry rice from Mae Ngo Hta village to Ma Taw village. On 12 May, a commander under DKBA 666 Brigade demanded five gold rings, five earrings, one gold necklace and 300,000 Kyat (approximately US$250) from Saw Kae Der, and one radio, 50,000 Kyat (approximately US$42), one long rope, a bag of rice and valuables worth 500,000 Kyat (approximately US$417) from Saw Ka He.
On May 12, a commander under DKBA 666 Brigade demanded 5 gold rings, 5 earrings, 1 gold necklace, and 300,000 Kyat from Saw Kae Der, and 1 radio, 50,000 Kyat, 1 long rope, a bag of rice and valuables worth 500,000 Kyat from Saw Ka He.
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