June 19, 2008 - The Meitei rebel outfit of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) and United National Liberation Front (UNLF) has moved villagers out of their native village in Chin state to another village in Burma. The Meitei rebel outfits from northeast India operating on the Indo-Burma border, is believed to have given Kyat 300,000 each to villagers from Phaisat village in Tonzang Township in the northern part of Chin state. They were then told to leave the village from the first week of June, according to villagers from Phaisat.
"I have also heard that the rebel outfits warned the villagers from Phaisat that there is a possibility of gunfire and asked them to move away after providing them with money," Min Thang from Zomi Human Rights Network based in Manipur state, northeast India said.
"Actually, it is a plan to set up another rebel camp in that village," he added.
There are around 100 villagers (40 households) living in Phaisat village in Tonzang township.
Some villagers have begun to move from Phaisat to other places like Kalay town and Tamu town in Sagaing division of Burma, according to a villager from Tonzang Township.
The nearby areas of Phaisat village in Tonzang Township and Cikha sub-town in Chin state have become a safe refuge for militant outfits from PLA and UNLF to take shelter as the local authorities have a strong tie with them, according to locals from Cikha sub-town.
"Some rebel groups have their own houses and are moving freely with vehicles in broad daylight in Cikha sub-town," a local from Cikha said.
Moreover, these rebel outfits had cultivated about 200 acres of land in areas adjoining Phaisat village, according to the villagers. They had grown poppies on the land.
Source: www.khonumthung.com
"I have also heard that the rebel outfits warned the villagers from Phaisat that there is a possibility of gunfire and asked them to move away after providing them with money," Min Thang from Zomi Human Rights Network based in Manipur state, northeast India said.
"Actually, it is a plan to set up another rebel camp in that village," he added.
There are around 100 villagers (40 households) living in Phaisat village in Tonzang township.
Some villagers have begun to move from Phaisat to other places like Kalay town and Tamu town in Sagaing division of Burma, according to a villager from Tonzang Township.
The nearby areas of Phaisat village in Tonzang Township and Cikha sub-town in Chin state have become a safe refuge for militant outfits from PLA and UNLF to take shelter as the local authorities have a strong tie with them, according to locals from Cikha sub-town.
"Some rebel groups have their own houses and are moving freely with vehicles in broad daylight in Cikha sub-town," a local from Cikha said.
Moreover, these rebel outfits had cultivated about 200 acres of land in areas adjoining Phaisat village, according to the villagers. They had grown poppies on the land.
Source: www.khonumthung.com
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