The following Incident Report was written by a community member in Hpapun District who has been trained by KHRG to monitor local human rights conditions. It is presented below translated exactly as originally written, save for minor edits for clarity and security.[1] This report was received in November 2014 along with other information from Hpapun District, including 26 other incident reports, 26 interviews, one situation update, 83 photographs and 32 video clips.[2]
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Type of Incident |
Shooting of a villager |
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Date of Incident(s) |
February 10th 2014 |
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Incident Location (Village, Township and District) |
B--- village, Htee Tha Daw Hta village tract, Bu Tho Township, Hpapun District |
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Victim Information |
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Name |
Saw A--- |
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Age |
61 |
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Sex |
Male |
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Ethnicity |
Karen |
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Family |
Married |
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Occupation |
Farming |
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Religion |
Buddhist |
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Position |
Village head |
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Village |
[B--- village, Htee Tha Daw Hta village tract, Bu Tho Township, Hpapun District] |
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Perpetrator Information |
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Name(s) |
Rank |
Unit |
Base |
Commander’s Name |
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Maung Chit[3] |
Battalion Commander |
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Meh Say [village] |
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1. Explain in detail how you collected this information. |
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On August 20th 2014, I met with Saw A--- who is 61 years old in C--- village and he is a villager in Htee Tha Daw Hta village tract. |
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2. Explain how the source verified this information. |
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The one who gave this information was violently abused by the BGF and it is a true [incident]. |
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Describe the Incident(s) in complete detail. For each incident, be sure to include 1) when the incident happened, 2) where it happened, 3) what happened, 4) how it happened, 5) who was involved, and 6) why it happened. Also describe any villager response(s) to the incident, the aftermath and the current living situation of the victims. Please use the space prepared below, and create an attachment if needed. |
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On August 20th, 2014, I met with B--- villager Saw A---, who is 61 years old, in C--- village. Saw A--- disclosed that on February 10th 2014, [BGF Battalion #1014] Battalion Commander Saw Maung Chit shot him without [Saw A---] having done any mistake. He called out to him suddenly and shot him in his right arm and his bone broke [as a result]. He went to a Myaing Gyi Ngu monk for treatment until he recovered. [During his recovery,] he also had to be hospitalized for nine days. It cost him 800,000 kyat (US $645.85).[4] The monk also helped him [cover some of his medical] fees. BGF [soldiers] demand less food and labour than in the past. We hope that these things [demanding food and labour] will not exist, so that we will be able to work for our livelihoods freely. |
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Did the victim(s) provide permission to use this information? Explain how that permission was provided. |
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The one who has suffered [from this abuse] allowed us to use the information so that our leaders and the other people in the world will know the suffering of the villagers. |