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Subject: NEWS - LIST OF RENEGADE MILITARY OFFICERS, BURMA ARMY:

RELAYED & COMPILED BY :
Chao-Tzang Yawnghwe <tzang@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> - August 1, 1999

HUMAN RIGHTS

LIST OF RENEGADE MILITARY OFFICERS, BURMA ARMY:
December 1998 -- April 1999

[Names are in alphabetical order. Compiled from various Human Rights
Violation reports in Shan State]
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   *Captain AUNG KHIN, War Crime.
       During 14-17 October 1998, participated in the rape of Naang Mo
Phawng, aged 21, of Long Maw village, near Kun-Hing, Shan State.  In
that
period of time, he also led and participated in the murder of 2 porters
and 4 villagers, including a woman,  in the countryside around Kun-Hing
township, Shan State.
                      SHAN HUMAN RIGHTS FOUNDATION REPORT, February 1999

*Bo AUNG MYA,  War Crime (*).
       On 17 January 1999, participated in and led in the detention of
25
Shan villagers -- 11 male and 14 female --  from Tawng Seng village
(Huay
He circle) Nurng Pawn township, Shan State. Their fate is unknown
("disappeared"). He raped one of the women and gave the rest to his men.
All the women, save one, were killed after being raped.
                         SHAN HUMAN RIGHTS FOUNDATION REPORT, March
1999.

*Major AUNG MYINT, LIB 515, Looting.
      On 23 and 25 December 1998, participated in and led his troops in
ransacking the village of Wan Nawng Naang (Phawng Seng circle),  and Nar
Zern village (Parng Hu circle), Laikha Township, Shan State.
                                     S.S.A.NEWS, January, 1999.

*Major AUNG SHEIN, IB 246, War Crime.
      In January 1999, led and participated in the unlawful detention of
a group of villagers and the rape of a woman, all from Nam Pa Man
village
(Ka Li circle), Kun-Hing township, Shan State.
                       SHAN HUMAN RIGHTS FOUNDATION REPORT, January
1999.

*Bo AUNG THAN, LIB 524, War Crime.
         On 9 April 1999, led and participated in the unlawful
detention,
torture, and death of 15 villagers who had been forcibly relocated to
Kun-Hing town 2-3 years ago.
                        SHAN HUMAN RIGHTS FOUNDATION REPORT,  April 1999

*Major BA MAUNG KYAW, LIB 246, War Crime.
         On 2 September 1998, participated in the robbery, torture, and
killing of a mother and a son, and the rape of the daughter-in-law,
Naang
Kya Non, at  Parng Sak deserted village (Kaeng Lom circle), Kun-Hing
township, Shan State.

                       SHAN HUMAN RIGHTS FOUNDATION REPORT, October
1998.

*Bo BO NI, IB 244, Extortion.
      On 15.3.99, extorted Kyat 90,000 at Ta Ping bridge from 3
cross-border traders, residents of Murng Ma, Kaeng-Tung township, Shan
State.
                        SHAN HUMAN RIGHTS FOUNDATION REPORT,  April 1999

*Major CHIT HLA, IB 225, War Crime.
      In January 1999, led and participated in the beating to death of 
6
villagers near a farm between Loi Oon and Naa Mark Tee villages,
Murng-Ton township, Shan State.
                        SHAN HUMAN RIGHTS FOUNDATION REPORT,  April 1999

*Captain HAN SEIN, commander of Company No.4, IB 45, Extortion.
       On 1 February 1999,  extorted a sum of Kyats 50,000 from
villagers
of Kaeng Tawn circle, Murngnai township allegedly for the opening
ceremony of the Ta Sang bridge.
                         SHAN HUMAN RIGHTS FOUNDATION REPORT, March
1999.

*Sergeant HLA PHYU, War Crime (*).
      Participated and encouraged his men to systematically, from house
to house, rape almost all adult women of Kaeng Kham village in Kunhing
township, Shan State.
                           SHAN HUMAN RIGHTS FOUNDATION REPORT 1977.


*Captain HTUN MAUNG,  War Crime.
      Between 19-21 October 1998, participated and led in the rape of 4
women and the murder of 3 village men near Kun-Hing town, Shan State.
                      SHAN HUMAN RIGHTS FOUNDATION REPORT, February 1999

*Captain HTUN MYAT,  War Crime (*).
       As commander of a Burma Army patrol, stands accused of being
responsible for the extrajudicial killing of 57 male and 42 female Shan
villagers in Kunhing township, Shan State, in 1996.  He is also
responsible for the rape of the 42 women and their murder.
                              SHAN HUMAN RIGHTS FOUNDATION REPORT 1997.

*Maj KHIN MAUNG LAY, Company No.1,  LIB 422, War Crime.
      On 10 April 1999, participated and led in the murder of Naang
Thuay, aged 37, and the rape of her daughter, Naang Awng, aged 19, from
Kun Mong  village, situated between Kaeng Tawng and Kun-Hing, Shan
State.
                       SHAN HUMAN RIGHTS FOUNDATION REPORT,  April  1999

* Major KHIN MAUNG NYO, LIB 525, Highwary Robbery.
      On 6 August 1998, participated and led in Kyats 1 million highway
robbery of a passenger bus Larng Khur-Murng Pan road at Parng Nu Phai
village, Murng Pan township, Shan State.
                       SHAN HUMAN RIGHTS FOUNDATION REPORT, October
1998.

*Major KYAW AYE, LIB 518. Looting.
      On 27 October 1998, participated and led his troops in ransacking
Wan Nawng village (Wan Nawng circle), Murngnai township, Shan State.
They
looted gold belonging to the villagers and beat two villagers to death.
                                    S.S.A.NEWS,  November-December 1998.

*Lieutenant KYAW SOE, LIB 31, War Crime.
       On 4 March 1999, personally participated in the rape of a young
woman, Naang Ae La, aged 19, in a forest near Wan Ten village (Murng
Laang circle), Kaeng-Tung township, Shan State.
                        SHAN HUMAN RIGHTS FOUNDATION REPORT,  April 1999


*Captain MAUNG BO, LIB 316, Looting.
       During December 1998 participated in the ransacking and looting
of
Murng Laen village, Ta-Khi-Laek township, Shan State.
                       SHAN HUMAN RIGHTS FOUNDATION REPORT, January
1999.

*Captain MAUNG MAUNG, LIB 333, War Crime.
       On 10.1.99, participated and led in the rape of 2 village girls
--
Naang Sai and Naang Leng, aged 17 and 16 years respectively -- at Murng
In village, Murng-Sart township, Shan State.
                       SHAN HUMAN RIGHTS FOUNDATION REPORT, January 1999

*Major MAUNG ONG, LIB 502, War Crime.
       On 27.8.98, personally participated in the cold-blood killing,
during interrogation, of a family of four at Wor Tawng village (Ho Lin
circle), Murng Pan towship, Shan State.  He is also personally
responsible for the rape and death of Naang Poi, the daughter.
                       SHAN HUMAN RIGHTS FOUNDATION REPORT, October
1998.

*Captain MAUNG THEIN, LIB 424, War Crime and Extortion.
      In early December 1998,  participated in the detention, torture
and
killing of a 57 years old village man of Wan Zard village (Wan Zard
circle), Kae-See township, Shan State. He also extorted the sum of
Kyat 330,000 from a trader, the son of the victim.
                      SHAN HUMAN RIGHTS FOUNDATION REPORT, February 1999

*Bo MYINT SEIN, IB 66, War Crime (*).
      On 1 January 1999, led and participated in the rape of 6 women. 
He
personally shot one young woman, Naang Leng Sa (aged 15 years), dead
after the rape. A villager impressed as porter was also shot dead. This
occurred near Wan Wawn and Wan Ek villages (Nawng Kaw circle), Nam-Zarng
township, Shan State.
                       SHAN HUMAN RIGHTS FOUNDATION REPORT, January 1999

*Captain MYINT THU, LIB 316, Robbery.
      On 10 January 1999, participated in a robbery of 2 buffaloes from
3
villagers of Parng Mark Kawk village (Murng Ko circle), Takhilaek
township, Shan State.
                       SHAN HUMAN RIGHTS FOUNDATION REPORT, January
1999.

*Major NYI TIN, IB 46, War Crime.
      On 11.4.99, led and participated in the killing of 7 villagers in
Kun-Hing township.
                        SHAN HUMAN RIGHTS FOUNDATION REPORT,  April 1999

*Major OHN MYINT, LIB 515, Looting and Extortion.
      On 29 December 1998, led his men into  Luk Karng village,
Murngkerng Township, Shan State, and beat up villgers, torched 72
houses,
and compelled the villagers to relocate to Sarng Ha village. He also
extorted Kyats 7.28 million from 34 houses that were spared.
                                          S.S.A.NEWS, January, 1999.

*Captain SAN HLA, commander of Company 3, IB 226, Looting.
      In December 1998, led and participated in the ransacking and
shooting and confiscation of pigs and chicken at Murng Pak village,
Kaeng-Tung township, Shan State.
                       SHAN HUMAN RIGHTS FOUNDATION REPORT, January
1999.

*Bo SAN OO, IB 247, War Crime.
        On 8 August, 1998, participated and led in the killing of 3
villagers at the deserted village of Wan Phui 5 miles north-east of
Kho-Lam relocation site, Nam-Zarng township, Shan State.
                       SHAN HUMAN RIGHTS FOUNDATION REPORT, October

1998.

*Bo SEIN WIN, War Crime.
      On 17 January 1999, participated  in the rape of a young woman,
Naang Awn, aged 21, from Tawng Seng village (Huay He circle), Murng Pawn
township, Shan State.
                        SHAN HUMAN RIGHTS FOUNDATION REPORT, March 1999.

*Captain SEIN HTWA, IB 221, Extortion.
      On 9 April 1999,  participated in the extortion of Kyats 10,000
from charity money collected by a group of monks and villagers,
residents
of  Hawng Koey village in Murng-Yawng township, Shan State.
                        SHAN HUMAN RIGHTS FOUNDATION REPORT,  April 1999

*Captain SHWE NYUNT, Commander of Company 2, IB 65, War Crime.
      On 19.8.98, participated in the rape of Naang Zing Yo, aged 17, in
a farm hut 1 mile west of Nar Pa Kao village (Me Ken circle), Murng-Ton
township, Shan State.
                      SHAN HUMAN RIGHTS FOUNDATION REPORT, October 1998.

*Captain SOE HLAING, LIB 424, War Crime.
       On 10.12.98,  participated in the rape and murder of Naang Sa,
aged 19, at Nawng Kaw village (Wan Zard circle), Kae-See township, Shan
State.
                      SHAN HUMAN RIGHTS FOUNDATION REPORT, February 1999

*Captain SOE HLAING, LIB 424, War Crime.
       On 13 December 1998, tortured and killed village headman of Nawng
Kaw village, Loong Kang Law, who secretly witness the Captain's rape and
murder of Naang Sa, and complained about the crime to community leaders
in Kae-See town, Shan State.
                      SHAN HUMAN RIGHTS FOUNDATION REPORT, February 1999

*Captain SOE MIN OO, LIB 515, War Crime.
      On 4 April 1998, participated and led in the shooting and murder
of
5 villagers -- 3 male and 2 female -- from the village of Ko Pek, Wan
Tham, Nar Ping, Wan Huay, and Taw-Maw (Murng Larng circle), Ho Pong
township, Shan State.
                       SHAN HUMAN RIGHTS FOUNDATION REPORT, October
1998.

*Captain THAN KYAW, IB 66, War Crime.
      On 24 January 1999, participated in the robbery and rape of Naang
Seng Lu, aged 16, living in Nam-Zarng town, Shan State.
                         SHAN HUMAN RIGHTS FOUNDATION REPORT, March
1999.

*Captain THAN HTAIK, LIB 316,  Extortion.
      On 21 January 1999,  participated in the seizure of 2 women
villagers at Kawng Ke village (Murng Laen circle), Ta-Khi-Laek township,
Shan State.  He accused them of working as prostitutes in Thailand,
and extorted Kyats 6,000 each fom the two women.
                        SHAN HUMAN RIGHTS FOUNDATION REPORT, March 1999.

*Major THANT ZIN, LIB 519, and Major THAUNG HTAY,  IB 9,  Looting.
      On 28 September 1998, led their men in ransacking  Sar Taw village
(Tong Lao circle), Mongkerng township, Shan State.
                                   S.S.A.NEWS, November-December 1998

*Lieutenant THANT ZIN KYAW, LIB 515, War Crime.
       On 29 December 1998, led a raid on Wan Nam Khur (Murng Lang
circle), Murng Kerng township, beat up villagers, and the troops gang
raped a young Palaung woman.
                                   S.S.A.NEWS, January, 1998.

*Bo THEIN AUNG, LIB 515, War Crime.
       On 1 August 1988, led troops who gang raped 2 village girls, both
age 14 years, at  Zaet Lawk village (Sa-Nin circle), Lai Kha township,

Shan State.
                      SHAN HUMAN RIGHTS FOUNDATION REPORT, October 1998.

*Bo ZAW THEIN,  LIB 520, War Crime.
      On 10 August 1998, is responsible for the death by beating and
kicking of a villager, Loong Yo, while on forcible porter duty with the
patrol in Murng Pan township.
                       SHAN HUMAN RIGHTS FOUNDATION REPORT, October
1998.