Michaungkan protestors forcibly crack down, fourteen sued

14 protesters, mostly women, were detained for a half day at the police station in the West District and were later released after they were charged with violating four sections. 

 “When we met with Police Col Win Bo and other police officers earlier, they promised not to remove the camp by force. But they broke their promise and staged a dawn raid, arresting all the protesters. We are being charged with violating Section 18, 431 and 143. We will fight to get back our land even if we are under threat from the authorities,’’ said Aye Mi, one of the protesters.

The Michaungkan protesters were removed on March 30 and 31 from the protest camp beside the Mahabandoola garden, in front of the Yangon City Hall. Later, on December 12, the Michaungkan protesters moved to a new camp at the exit of the City Hall since the authorities failed to resolve the problem.