Several youths were sentenced to two years in prison for bomb blasts in Paletwa Township. A family member said that the courts had no evidence of their alleged crimes and that the regime targeted them for fundraising for civilians uprooted by the conflict in southern Chin State.

After two explosions rocked Paletwa town on the morning of 28 May 2021, the youths were arrested in the evening and charged with the Unlawful Associations Act Sections 17(1) and sedition under Article 505 (a), the relative told Khonumthung News, wishing to remain anonymous.

Aik Min, Aik Tun Min, Aung Tun Soe (aka Alu) and Aik Tun Min, a staff of the state’s forestry department were held in pre-trial detention for 10 months and had to endure several court hearings before their convictions were handed down.