Security forces are identifying and arresting terrorists and criminals to ensure there are no terrorist bombings and targeting killings of innocent civilians in Mandalay region. Thanks to the information tips by the people who do not want terrorism, three terrorist members of so-called Zarmani Guerrilla: Sai Htet Aung, Hlaing Myo Aung and Kyant Khaing Tun Thu were arrested near Yay-lal Thaung village, Ngazun township of Mandalay region on 17 September 2022.
According to the confessions of the arrested terrorists and interrogation results –
- It was found out that other terrorist members of so-called Zarmani Guerrilla are hiding in Natkyi village of Ngazun township. Acting on the information tips, security forces managed to arrest another five terrorists: Zaw Min Htway, Aung Ko Latt, Kyaw Thu, Phoe U and Zaw Lin Aung. During the raid, security forces had to fire frightening shots to Zaw Lin Aung that led to his death as he attempted to grab the weapon of a security personnel.
- It was also learnt that the arrested suspects, with the arrangements of Min Min Oo, another suspect (to be arrested), had completed a terrorist assassination training for one month in a forest near Nyung Kan village of Myaung Township.
- With the intent to carry out terrorist assassinations in Ngazun and Myaung townships, the terrorist group so-called Zarmani Guerrilla was founded with 44 members led by suspect Aung Win Oo (to be arrested) on 2 January 2022.
With certain intents to paralyze the State Administration mechanism and provoke terror into general public, the members of the terrorist group under the name of Zarmani Guerrilla committed cruel murders for four times.
- They beheaded village administrator U Hlaing Min Tun and his wife Daw Myint in Hta Naung Gon village of Ngazun township after accusing them as informants to government or ‘Dalan’on 18 July 2022.
- Similarly, suspects Min Min Oo and Sai Htet Aung (to be arrested) also murdered an innocent civilian of U Min Aung on 2 September after accusing him as informant to government or ‘Dalan’.
- On 16 September, the terrorists also brutally beheaded U Ba Maw, an innocent resident of Kanlant village of Ngazun township, in front of the Basic Education High School of the village after accusing him as informant to government or ‘Dalan’.
- On the same day, according to the instruction of the suspect Min Min Oo (to be arrested), four members of terrorist group under the name of Zarmani Guerrilla also brutally beheaded an innocent civilian U Myo Myint on the main road of Kantha village after accusing him as informant to government or ‘Dalan’.
It is reported that necessary measures will be taken to take legal actions against the arrested suspects.
Source: Myawady Daily Newspaper (23-9-2022)
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