Court releases eight people in Arakan Army case

15 June 2015
Court releases eight people in Arakan Army case

A court in Kyauktaw in western Myanmar’s Rakhine state on Friday released eight of 32 people arrested in May because of their connections to the Arakan Army (AA), according to a report by RFA on 15 June quoting a police spokesman.
Those released were ethnic Myo people from Kyauktaw Township, said Khin Maung, spokesman of the Kyauktaw township police.
“We released these eight people among 32 detainees before filing charges,” he said. “They have connections to the Arakan Army, but were released because they could be exempted from the charges.”
He gave no further explanation for their release.
The AA clashed with Myanmar army troops near Kyauktaw township in March.