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SHAN HERALD AGENCY FOR NEWS
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30 October 1999

No: 10 -  31

Fouling MI Led to Officer's Downfall

SNA reports from Tachilek that recent dismissal of its district officer =
was=20
brought about by the local military intelligence unit's report to =
Rangoon.

Ltc. Ko Ko Htay, Chairman of Tachilek District Peace and Development=20
Committee, was unceremoniously dismissed on 21 October and ordered to=20
report to Rangoon the following day, following a scathing report from =
Maj.=20
Thein Han, Commander of MI - 24, stationed in Tachilek, according to an=20
informed source close to the district office, says SNA.

"Four charges were directed against him", the source told SNA. "One,=20
selling land confiscated from the local people in Hawngluk (about 7 =
miles=20
northeast of Tachilek) to Chinese business people; Two, failure to =
report=20
the receipts for August and September; Three, receiving B. 7 million =
from=20
Thai business community in order to lobby for the reopening of the =
border,=20
and, Fourth, beating an intelligence officer, who was escorting some=20
informants across the river into Thailand on an unknown mission, without =

inquiring MI - 24 first".

"Most likely, the MI - 24 was also making money by offering protection=20
services to illegal border crosses", said the source to SNA.

The new chairman of the District Committee is Ltc. Ko Ko, according to=20
unconfirmed reports.

///END\\\
For further information, please contact S.H.A.N. at:
Shan Herald Agency for News.
P.O. Box. 15, Nonghoi P.O., 50007, Chiangmai, Thailand
Ph/Fax: (053) 807 121
e-mail: <shan@xxxxxxxxxxxx>

S.H.A.N. is a non-profit making, independent Shan media group. It is not =

affiliated to any political or armed organization.=20


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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D3>30 October 1999<BR><BR>No: 10 -&nbsp;=20
31<BR><BR><STRONG><FONT size=3D4>Fouling MI Led to Officer's=20
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D3><BR>SNA reports from Tachilek that =
recent dismissal=20
of its district officer was <BR>brought about by the local military =
intelligence=20
unit's report to Rangoon.<BR><BR>Ltc. Ko Ko Htay, Chairman of Tachilek =
District=20
Peace and Development <BR>Committee, was unceremoniously dismissed on 21 =
October=20
and ordered to <BR>report to Rangoon the following day, following a =
scathing=20
report from Maj. <BR>Thein Han, Commander of MI - 24, stationed in =
Tachilek,=20
according to an <BR>informed source close to the district office, says=20
SNA.<BR><BR>"Four charges were directed against him", the source told =
SNA. "One,=20
<BR>selling land confiscated from the local people in Hawngluk (about 7 =
miles=20
<BR>northeast of Tachilek) to Chinese business people; Two, failure to =
report=20
<BR>the receipts for August and September; Three, receiving B. 7 million =
from=20
<BR>Thai business community in order to lobby for the reopening of the =
border,=20
<BR>and, Fourth, beating an intelligence officer, who was escorting some =

<BR>informants across the river into Thailand on an unknown mission, =
without=20
<BR>inquiring MI - 24 first".<BR><BR>"Most likely, the MI - 24 was also =
making=20
money by offering protection <BR>services to illegal border crosses", =
said the=20
source to SNA.<BR><BR>The new chairman of the District Committee is Ltc. =
Ko Ko,=20
according to <BR>unconfirmed reports.<BR><BR>///END\\\<BR>For further=20
information, please contact S.H.A.N. at:<BR>Shan Herald Agency for =
News.<BR>P.O.=20
Box. 15, Nonghoi P.O., 50007, Chiangmai, Thailand<BR>Ph/Fax: (053) 807=20
121<BR>e-mail: &lt;<A=20
href=3D"mailto:shan@xxxxxxxxxxxx";>shan@xxxxxxxxxxxx</A>&gt;<BR><BR>S.H.A.=
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