In Arakan, the military council-controlled areas of Sittwe, Kyauk Phyu, and Gu are carrying out more security checks and inspections than before, so it is known that there are difficulties in the livelihood of the locals.
Since the start of the fighting in Rakhine, the Military Council has restricted the right to travel and carry goods to Sittwe. After that, the demining of roads and bridges, the blocking of trade routes and waterways, the cutting of communication networks, the arbitrary arrest and killing of local people, and the arrest and imprisonment of various sections have been openly committed. It is also seen that the military council is preparing to fence Sittwe and Kyaukphyu.
On May 29th, after the mass arrest and killing of Byay phyu villagers in Sittwe, 141 Byay phyu villagers who were arrested on August 30th were jailed under Section 17(1) of Unlawful Association, and on September 6th, 93 were sentenced to three (3) years of hard labor.
The Military Council also said that the entrance and exit roads to Irrawaddy Division, Ngathichong City, and Gua City in Arakan State have been closed since August 27 to test the weapon.
In the city of Gua, where the current fighting is fierce, the Irrawaddy Division has completely banned the transportation of goods. It was learned from a local that due to the closure, there is a shortage of basic food and medicine in Gou, and it is difficult to even buy rice for cooking. It is known that this closure is not only for goods but also for people.
Due to the intensification of fighting in Arakan, the military council All waterway owners have been cut off, and at first they could travel by bribing the military council, but now no one is allowed to travel except for those under the military council, a local resident said.
