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Top court drops Kachin abductee case
Burma’s Supreme Court has dismissed a lawsuit filed by the husband of an ethnic Kachin woman whom he claims was abducted by Burmese troops last year.
A relative of Sumlut Roi Ja told DVB in February that she was last seen on the morning following her abduction standing in front of a Burmese army outpost.
“We looked at the Montbo hill through binoculars and saw her outside the [Burmese army] base – she looked jittery as the soldiers were touching her inappropriately one after another,” said the relative.
“After that, we saw her being taken inside [the base] and she hasn’t emerged since. She is assumed dead – we held a prayer for her on 20 December [last year].”
Tags: burma, conflict, court, ethnic army, Kachin, kachin independence army, myanmar
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These things must be stopped! All those soldiers or whoever involved in these heinous crimes should face severe punishment or execution ( raping even young girls) …. i hope that time comes soon. But seems everyone is thinking about how to get a piece of gain from seemingly ‘change’ in the air that nobody seems to address this matter seriously. What is President Thein Sein doing about this ? He cannot command the army to stop fighting and raping ethnic people? Can’t he not even say that army will be held accountable for these actities ? There should be big protest about this issue from the urban/Burmese people. I cannot imagine what kind of horror people in remotes/war zones living through – esp the women. These outrageous actions by army need outrageous response by society – otherwise shame on the society, shame on us!
Well May,
you wanted the “Dam” by Tavoy. Right?
If the people around Tavoy are also not so nice and complying as clearly they are not, how many people do you think would be the right number to kill or rape as raping is an effective weapon making the male population feeling impotent and female unworthy even if she lives.
The number of people needed to be killed and raped would likely depend on size of the “Dam” and amount of electricity and money it can generate, perhaps.
It may take a large number -,perhaps millions?- to get to the stage of Singapore as everyone is keen to reach.
For Dams, ports, factories, roads, rails,airports, mechanised farming , etc. Better start now!
Ohn : I don’t understand why you are trying to ridicule me. I hope you are not having problem because I raise issue about ethnic people being abused because from your post, I guess you have your heart in right place. And I was only posting what is relevant to this article.I also know that army want to clear off everything in their path of selling off country’s resources regardless of whether ethnic people or not. Don’t be so conceited thinking you are the only one who has concerns about what’s happening in our country. A little humility will be more helpful. Thank you.