Arakan Army arrests another Rakhine army’s high rank officer
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NP News - Aug 4
Arakan Liberation Party’s (ALP) Lieutenant Colonel Khaing Paw Lin, as well as a central working committee, was reportedly arrested by United League of Arakan/ Arakan Army (ULA/AA). The ALP is one of the Rakhine ethnic armed forces.
He was arrested by the AA on August 2 at an estimated 6 pm at his home. Together with Khaing Paw Lin, the AA also abducted a male student Soe Min Naing, according to the announcement by the ALP.
The Arakan Army is used to abduct high level leaders of the ALP and its soldiers frequently and did not release them yet, the statement said.
“This is undermining the national unity of Rakhine ethnic. It shouldn’t happen between Rakhine revolutionary groups,” the ALP said.
The ALP demanded the release of all its comrades who were arrested by the Arakan Army including Khaing Paw Lin .
“Currently we’re trying to contact with the AA’s leading persons to find out why they abducted our personnel,” general secretary of the ALP Khaing Kyaw Khaing told the NP News.
Arakan Army has not yet released any statement regarding the arrest.
The Arakan Liberation Party has attended the peace talks invited by the State Administration Council (SAC) Chairman Senior General Min Aung Hlaing in recent months. Khaing Paw Lin also attended the talk together with the party’s vice-chairwoman Saw Mra Raza Lin.