Captured Myanmar junta soldiers include child soldier and police warrant officer

Mizzima

A 15-year-old child soldier, two other forcibly detained men, and a police warrant officer were among those captured during the seizure of the military junta’s Kantdaunt camp in Pale Township, according to an interrogation video released by the People’s Liberation Army (PLA).

Among the four prisoners of war, Ko Nay Htet Lin (service number 139263) said he was forcibly detained while selling barbecue in Yangon.

“I was forcibly detained while selling barbecue in Yangon and sent to military training. I am 15 years old,” he said during the interrogation.