A Local People’s Defence force attacked and killed a pro-junta Pyu Saw Htee militia member last week in the Tanintharyi Region.

According to locals, the member of Pyu Saw Htee was shot and killed on 23 December at 10:00 am in Launglon Township, Dawei District in Tanintharyi Region.

A local resident said that Nay Lin Tun, a member of Pyu Saw Htee was shot and killed near Wedi Village, Launglon Township, returning home after attending a meeting at Launglon police station,

A local witness said: "He was found dead with six bullets wounds all over his body, and he died on the spot.”

According to local residents, Nay Lin Tun is a member of the Pyu Saw Htee militia under the Military Council and is always traveling with the junta soldiers. He is said to have been compiling voter lists in the villages in the Launglon Township for the upcoming junta national elections in 2023.

The Military Council’s general election is expected to be held in Myanmar in 2023 between 1 February and 1 August.

It is only known that the Local People's Defense Force opened fire on the Pyu Saw Htee member, and it has not yet been revealed which forces were responsible for the attack.