Myanmar Junta Arrests Former NLD Lawmakers From Rakhine State
Daw Ni Ni May Myint (Left) and Daw Chit Chit Chaw (Right).
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By The Irrawaddy 13 May 2021
Junta forces arrested two former National League for Democracy (NLD) lawmakers from Rakhine State on Wednesday afternoon.
Daw Ni Ni May Myint and Daw Chit Chit Chaw are both from Taungup Township, Rakhine State but were arrested in Yangon. Daw Ni Ni May Myint was reportedly detained while she was taking her child to school.
“Her arrest is confirmed. The child was sent back to her relatives. Daw Chit Chit Chaw was arrested, too. The younger brother of Daw Ni Ni May Myint has also been detained recently,” said U Lin Naing, the husband of Daw Ni Ni May Myint.
Myanmar Junta Forces Abduct Three NLD Members
Myanmar Junta Forces Abduct Three NLD Members
Three NLD members were abducted by armed men in plain clothes on Friday in front of the party’s headquarters in Yangon. / Screenshot from CCTV record
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By The Irrawaddy 7 May 2021
Two central committee members and another youth member of the National League for Democracy (NLD) were arrested by armed men in plain clothes on Friday evening in front of the party’s headquarters in Yangon, the commercial capital.
CCTV footage released by official media of the National Unity Government showed that two central committee members, U Ba Myo Thein and U Soe Win (aka U Soe Lay) and youth party member Ko Hein Min Htet were forcibly abducted while they were preparing to leave the office.