Junta abducts 11 in Dawei for forced conscription

The junta abducted 11 people, mostly young men, for conscription in Dawei, the capital of Tanintharyi Region, according to sources familiar with the matter.

Junta troops entered several central wards in Dawei on the night of August 4 and forcibly took away a total of 11 men, according to city’s residents.

Of those detained, five are from Sham Ma Lei Ward, one from Ta Lai Htein Ward, and five from U Tha Ran Ward.

“The soldiers came with a list of people selected for conscription. They went door to door in the wards, and as soon as they spotted someone on the list, they took them right away, no questions asked, no excuses accepted,” a Sham Ma Lei Ward resident said.