Rakhine Man Reported Tortured to Death by Myanmar Army

Rakhine Man Reported Tortured to Death by Myanmar Army 2020-04-30 | Radio Free Asia (RFA) A man was tortured to death by Myanmar soldiers after he was arrested at a security checkpoint as he traveled from a village in volatile Rakhine state to have his motorbike repaired, members of his family said Thursday. Myanmar troops have set up the security checkpoints along main roads in townships in northern Rakhine where forces have engaged in fierce fighting with the rebel Arakan Army (AA) for 16 months. They often stop civilians and question them to determine if they have any connections to the AA, which is seeking greater autonomy for ethnic Rakhines in the state. Zaw Gyi from Lakesinpyin village was killed on Wednesday evening by troops from Light Infantry Battalion No. 377 in the suburbs of Mrauk-U town, they said. “He went to town to get his motorbike repaired,” said Than Myint Htay, Zaw Gyi’s brother-in-law. “He was arrested at around 4 p.m. As soon as we heard that he had be...