Frequent Reports of Young People Abducted and Missing in Yangon and Mandalay

Porters abducted and disappeared frequently among young people in Yangon and Mandalay

October 24

In Yangon and Mandalay, the abduction of young people for military service is continuing, and a university student has been arrested in Mandalay, while in Yangon a young man who went to inquire about Smart Card and Passport matters has gone missing, according to revolutionary reconnaissance sources.

According to a report by Voice of Mandalay, on October 19, in Mandalay, Aungmyaythazan Township, between 86th Street and 15th and 16th Streets, a 23-year-old university student was abducted for military service by Aungmyaythazan Pyitkaung leader Letyun (aka) Kyaw Than.

Letyun is someone who targets university students and extorts money, and currently nearly 10 students are being held at Pyigyiyanlong office, and it is also known that contact is being made with parents to demand 500,000 kyats for the release of one person.

In Yangon as well, around 1 pm on October 21, Ko Wai Zin Aung, who lives in Pale Myothit, Mingaladon Township, went missing after going to the immigration office near Kandawgyi to inquire about a place where a Smart Card and Passport could be made, it is known.

Ko Wai Zin Aung boarded YBS 116, got off at the court bus stop on No. (3) Main Road in Mingaladon Township, and after saying he would continue to inquire at nearby offices whether a Smart Card could be made, contact was cut off, and until now the phone has been switched off and he has not returned home, it is known.

The missing Ko Wai Zin Aung is a native of Tharsi village, Yesagyo Township, Magway Region, and it is said he had only arrived in Yangon about 4 days ago.

In Yangon, ward administration teams are summoning young people for military service batch (30), and abductions are also continuing to rise, according to revolutionary reconnaissance sources.

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