On account of secret reports tip-offed by local people who do not want terrorism, security forces arrested Nyein Chan Aung (aka) Ar Thit, leader of so-called Nat Soe PDF group and his cohabiting partner Ma Pa Pa Win at ‘Mahar’ clinic located at 30thrd, 77thst x 78thst, Haymar Zala ward, Chanayethazan township of Mandalay Region on 8 July 2023.
According to the confession of the arrested offender Nyein Chan Aung, it is found out that Nyein Chan Aung as a leader, in April, organized the so-called Nat Soe PDF terrorist group comprising arrested offender Pa Pa Win and 20 others to be arrested including El Hnaung, Yati, Kyone Gyi, Ko Gyi, Dipa, Kywal Gyi, Ko Myo with the intent to carry out terrorist acts and murder innocent civilians in Patheingyi township.
According to further confession of arrested offender Nyein Chan Aung, the terrorist group conducted four violent murders and two IED attacks as follows –
- Nyein Chan Aung and El Hnaung (to be arrested) assassinated the Yay Htwat village administrator U Myint Swe of Patheingyi township under the accusation of being a informer/dalan on 20 March 2022.
- Yati and El Hnaung (offenders to be arrested) assassinated U Kyaw Ye Aung, township manager of electric power of Patheingyi township after accusing him of being an informer/dalan near Nan Lwin Oo village on 19 April 2022.
- Kyone Gyi and Ko Gyi (offenders to be arrested) assassinated U Than Swe, the hundred-houses elder of Kanthar village of Patheingyi township under the accusation of being a informer/dalan on 19 June 2022.
- Seven other offenders to be arrested including El Hnaung, Dipa, Kywal Gyi, Ko Myo disguised as Buddhist monks in a light truck fired small arms to Security Force members on 20 April 2023.
- El Hnaung and Ko Gyi (offenders to be arrested) carried out an IED attack on the electric power office of Patheingyi township on 2 December 2021.
- Likewise, arrested offender Nyein Chan Aung, two others (to be arrested) El Hnaung and Ko Gyi carried out an IED attack on a Pathein Township development office on 31 January 2022.
According to the confessions of the arrested offenders, it is also found out that the terrorist group had collected funds from the Facebook Page of ‘Nat Soe PDF’ as well as from NUG to carry out terrorist attacks starting from June 2022 and they reportedly spent the funds in purchase of arms/ammunitions and their personal matters.
Therefore, necessary measures will be taken to take harsh legal actions against the arrested offenders and the entire people are requested to participate in the efforts to combat against those who are conducting violent acts and restore community peace and stability as well.
Source: Myawady Daily Newspaper (13-7-2023)
- On account of secret reports tip-offed by local people who do not want terrorism, security forces arrested members of so-called Nat Soe PDF terrorist group who are conducting terrorist acts in Patheingyi township of Mandalay region.
- According to the confessions of the arrested offenders, it is also found out that the terrorist group had collected funds from the Facebook Page of ‘Nat Soe PDF Terrorist Goup’ as well as from NUG to carry out terrorist attacks starting from June 2022 and they reportedly spent the funds in purchase of arms/ammunitions and their personal matters.