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Continued human rights violation in Shan State
Villagers from Kehsi township, Southern Shan State, were forced to porter and one had been killed by the Burma Army during portering, according to sources who fled to the border.
By Hseng Khio Fah
13 August 2008
On 26 July, two villagers Sai Htun, 27, and Hsang Sai, 38, from Mong Nawng village, Mong Nawng village tract, were forced to porter for 10 days by a group of 20 Burmese soldiers from Infantry Battalion (IB) 287 based in Mong Nang in order to search and destroy rebel groups
On 4 August, when one of reporter Hsang Sai was not able to continue the journey because of his long-standing hernia, the soldiers kicked at his testes until he died on the spot.
“He was kicked for three times,” said a source.
As soon as Hsang Sai died, the soldiers returned to their post and went to tell the family that their son died on the way due to his illness. As for the compensation of his death, the soldiers paid a bag of rice to the family and also warned not to leak any information to the outside world, said the source.
“The families just got 20 Pay (67 liters) from the bag,” said the villager.
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