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Protest in Sagaing Region over arrest of resistance members

Residents in Mingin Township of Sagaing Region told DVB that 200 gathered to protest on Saturday against the People’s Administration under the National Unity Government (NUG) for detaining five resistance group members and one civilian on Aug. 28. Mingin is located 114 miles (183 km) north of the region’s capital Monywa. 

Sources in Mingin told DVB that the six were arrested for allegedly collecting funds by taxing local residents without sharing any further details. The five are members of local defence forces known as the “Student Revolutionary Force” and the “Mingin Local Union,” which are outside of the NUG chain of command. 

Win Min Soe, the official in charge of the local People’s Administration in Mingin, declined to respond to a DVB request for comment. The regime reportedly administers urban areas of Mingin while various resistance forces, including the NUG, are in control of the rural areas of the township.