{"id":75892,"date":"2020-03-20T12:01:34","date_gmt":"2020-03-20T05:01:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.freeburmarangers.org\/?p=75892"},"modified":"2020-03-20T12:01:34","modified_gmt":"2020-03-20T05:01:34","slug":"ceasefire-meeting-prohibited-burma-army-troops-reinforce-lu-thaw-township","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wp.freeburmarangers.org\/my\/2020\/03\/20\/ceasefire-meeting-prohibited-burma-army-troops-reinforce-lu-thaw-township\/","title":{"rendered":"Ceasefire Meeting Prohibited by Burma Army as Their Troops Reinforce Lu Thaw Township"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ceasefire Meeting Prohibited by Burma Army as Their Troops Reinforce Lu Thaw Township<\/h1>\n

20\u00a0March 2020<\/em><\/p>\n

Karen State, Burma<\/p>\n

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Burma Army IB 124 Major Tha Win Htun and troop commander Wein Ya Htun<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

A National Ceasefire Agreement (NCA) awareness program provided by the Karen National Union (KNU) was prohibited by the Burma Army in Kyauk Kyi (Ler Doh) Township, Karen State, on March 11. Bawgata camp commander Major Tha Win Htun and troop commander Wein Ya Htun, both from Infantry Battalion (IB) 124, stopped KNU members from teaching\u00a0Let Kaut Wa and\u00a0Ma Au Bin villagers about the NCA. An entourage of police, plainclothes intelligence personnel, four fully equipped soldiers, and the Burma Army commanders stopped the program before it started. The major said the Joint Ceasefire Monitoring Committee (JMC) was responsible for informing civilians and not the KNU. The major also reportedly said that his superiors were informed the meeting would happen and that he was dispatched to stop it.<\/p>\n

Major Tha Win Htun provided a letter that said:<\/p>\n

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Front line Light infantry 124<\/p>\n

Baw Ga Ta\u00a0Camp<\/p>\n

No. 001\/124\/U-1<\/p>\n

Date 2020, March, 11<\/p>\n

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To\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Secretary<\/p>\n

KNU \u2013 Karen National Union<\/p>\n

Kyauk Kyi Township<\/p>\n

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Subject: \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Prohibit<\/p>\n

In our military operation area at Let Kaut Wa\u00a0Village (KA 693014) the KNU organization set a meeting with the people for sharing NCA without application to the upper department of Burma\u00a0Army, therefore, I prohibit the sharing workshop.<\/p>\n

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Troop commander<\/p>\n

Troop (1) office<\/p>\n

Infantry Battalion 124<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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Letter restricting public NCA sharing committee<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

On Feb. 24 Burma Army Major Sa Wing Htun from IB 124 arrived at Aw Pa Lah\u00a0Village while the KNU hosted an NCA sharing committee. They\u00a0arrived with 20 soldiers and told the committee the program was over and that if they wished to do the program, they must coordinate with the JMC.<\/p>\n

On\u00a0Feb.\u00a04\u00a0the KNU committee met with people at Theit Yet Chaung\u00a0Village to inform residents about the NCA and how the villagers can participate. During the program, Burma Army IB 124 commander Lt. Col. Htun Htun Linn arrived and told the committee they were not allowed to conduct the program unless he gave permission. \u201cI strongly stop the program and this kind of task cannot be done among the people,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\"Karen<\/p>\n

Muthe Road \u2013 Troop and Food Resupplies<\/strong><\/p>\n

Free Burma Rangers reported on Burma Army\u00a0troop movements and attacks along Muthe road<\/a>\u00a0on\u00a0March\u00a013. The Karen National Liberation Army (KNLA) fears\u00a0the Burma Army\u2019s continued reinforcements along Muthe\u00a0Road and that it could mean the Burma Army will force the road\u2019s construction.<\/p>\n

On\u00a0March\u00a014, five Burma Army trucks with 100 soldiers arrived at Muthe\u00a0Post. The soldiers patrolled from Muthe to Paw Khay Koh\u00a0Post after.<\/p>\n

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