The resident from Taline Taung village in Rakhine State’s Ann Township that the military council had beaten and arrested is not only a local traditional medical practitioner but happens to be a pastor, according to the pastor’s missionary.

The military council’s column has taken him, the source told Narinjara.

He is a reverend pastor from Thukha Myanmar Missionary as well as a Chin national local traditional medical practitioner from Taline Taung village.

The military column soldiers entered his house and beat him at 10am on 8 October and left. And took him at about 6pm when the column left the village.

A Taline Taung villager said U Aung San had not been freed until 10 October and family members and local residents have been worried about him.

“The soldiers have taken U Aung San. They left the village at 6:15pm. As the family members haven’t got the chance to meet with him, they have no idea about his situation,” the villager said.

U Aung San’s younger brother U Aung Nyein said his brother had been beaten in front of the people and the injuries were serious. The 75-year old mother’s health condition was worrisome following the incident, he added

“U Aung San was just staying at his house. They came in and arrested him and beat with the guns. They beat him a lot in front of the village administrator’s house. They knotted both his hands and tied to his legs but with shortened rope not to move freely,” said U Aung Nyein.

“ Yesterday at about 11am, they took him out to Taline Taung Chaung Tadar Oo, tied his hands at his back and beat him to be seen by three villages- Ahtet Ywa, Auk Ywa and Myo Thit. They took him when the military column left,” he said.

“Currently, the 75-year old mother is the one to be worried about. She has been crying worrying about her son,” said U Aung Nyein.

U Aung San’s younger brother demanded his brother be freed at the earliest as he was not involved in politics and that he had been an advocate of Dhamma.

“He is just a pastor and not involved in politics. He is an advocate of Dhamma. We do not want such coercion. He provides medicinal treatment in the village,” said U Aung Nyein.

As the military tensions heightened in many townships, the military council has been continuously searching and arresting those who are on suspicion of having contact with the Arakan Army.

Local residents said there were arrests of innocent locals.