Four women and a man were arrested by a Burmese Army officer from Infantry Battalion No.31 based in Khaw-zar town in southern Mon State, Burma on suspicion of passing on information to organizations in exile.
Four women and a man were arrested by a Burmese Army officer from Infantry Battalion No.31 based in Khaw-zar town in southern Mon State, Burma on suspicion of passing on information to organizations in exile.
Telephone owners Nai Aung Khin (40) Mi Kon Payu (60) Ma Nu (4), Ma Hla Win (35) and Mi Chan Kyi (18) were detained in the barracks and are being interrogated, family sources said.
The entire cordless phone supplies in Mi Kon Payu's house were seized by the army officer on September 16 following the arrests, the sources added.
"They started the interrogation yesterday. We don't know exactly what they are being asked," sources close to the arrested said.
But some resident said the arrests were simply to extort money by the army officer.
Nai Aung Khin, the phone owner set up the phone at Mi Kon Payu's house for his business dealings with migrant workers in Thailand and their families in Khaw-zar town.
Recently the army officer also seized three cordless phones from the area and returned them after extorting money.
Along with the five people, the army officer also detained Nai Tin Shwe (40) and beat him up severely on an unknown charge.
Telephone owners Nai Aung Khin (40) Mi Kon Payu (60) Ma Nu (4), Ma Hla Win (35) and Mi Chan Kyi (18) were detained in the barracks and are being interrogated, family sources said.
The entire cordless phone supplies in Mi Kon Payu's house were seized by the army officer on September 16 following the arrests, the sources added.
"They started the interrogation yesterday. We don't know exactly what they are being asked," sources close to the arrested said.
But some resident said the arrests were simply to extort money by the army officer.
Nai Aung Khin, the phone owner set up the phone at Mi Kon Payu's house for his business dealings with migrant workers in Thailand and their families in Khaw-zar town.
Recently the army officer also seized three cordless phones from the area and returned them after extorting money.
Along with the five people, the army officer also detained Nai Tin Shwe (40) and beat him up severely on an unknown charge.
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