Chiang Mai (Mizzima) – A young male civilian in Kamaing was shot dead and another man arrested by Burmese government troops on Sunday morning, residents said.
Marip Tang, about 17, from Kathan Yang village in Kamaing Township was shot dead by soldiers in government Infantry Unit No. 52 on the road to Hpakant in Kachin State. Kathan Yang village is six miles west of Kamaing.Seng Du, who was identified as a telecommunications operator for the Kachin Independence Organization (KIO), was arrested, residents said.
“At around eight o’ clock yesterday, government troops marched along the road and villagers were afraid and ran away, then the soldiers shot a villager in the back,” a resident told Mizzima.
Seng Du, who is from the deceased’s village, was roped and masked and taken away by government troops, residents said.
KIO joint secretary and spokesman La Nang confirmed that one civilian was shot dead, and it is investigating if Seng Du is a KIO member.
Seng Du was taken away in the direction of a mountain that local residents call “Microwave Mountain,” about one mile west of Kathan Yang village, where a communications office is located. Thirty security soldiers from government Brigade No. 3 are stationed on the mountain, sources said.
Six people including the head of Kathan Yang village were also arrested at the same time and released on Monday morning.
