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Print:On April 3rd 2019, a 20-year-old college student was beaten by a soldier from BGF [1] Battalion #1014 in T---section, Bu Tho Township. The victim sustained head injuries and was admitted to the Ka Ma Maung public hospital. He was too afraid of retaliation to report the case to the relevant authorities, and thus received no compensation. [2]
Part 1- Incident Details
| Type of Incident | Physical abuse |
| Date of Incident (s) | April 3rd, 2019 |
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Incident Location (Village, Township and District) |
T--- section, Ka Ma Maung Town, [Bu Tho Township, Hpapun District] |
| Victim Information | |
| Name | Saw T--- |
| Age | 20 |
| Sex | Male |
| Ethnicity | Karen |
| Family | Single |
| Occupation | College student |
| Religion | Buddhist |
| Village | T ---section, Ka Ma Maung Town |
| Perpetrator Information | ||||
| Name (s) | Rank | Unit | Base | Commander's |
| Saw Hpah Ghaw | Soldier | BGF Battalion #1014 | Ta Dar Oo, BGF Battalion #1014 Lay Poe Htah village tract, Dwe Lo Township | BGF #1014 Commander [Bo][3] Saw Maung Chit |
Part 2 - Information Quality
| 1. Explain in detail how you collected this information. |
| I heard about this incident from a local villager and interviewed the mother of the victim. |
| 2. Explain how the source verified this information. |
| The source is the mother of the victim. |
Part 3 - Complete Description for the Incident
| Describe the Incident(s) in complete detail. |
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On April 3rd 2019, Saw T---, a 20-year-old college student, was beaten by Saw Hpah Ghaw, a 40-year-old soldier from BGF Battalion #1014 who accused him of driving a motorbike while drunk. The incident happened in T--- section, Ka Ma Maung Town, Bu Tho Township. The victim, who is currently studying in Hpa-an, was visiting his family during the water festival.[4]
Saw T--- sustained injuries on his face and head because of the beating, and was admitted to the Ka Ma Maung public hospital for treatment. Although his head injury required him to get stitches, he was discharged from the hospital on the same day. His mother had to cover his medical expenses, which cost around 5,000 kyats (USD 3.29).[5]
Saw T--- was too afraid of retaliation to report this case to the relevant authorities, and his parents felt powerless and appalled. Daw M---, the victim's mother, stated to KHRG: "The people who were beaten and admitted to the hospital had to pay for their treatment. Who will cover my son's medical expenses, since BGF's Saw Hpah Ghaw beat him?" |
Part 4 - Permission for Using the Details
| Did the victim(s) provide permission to use this information? Explain how that permission was provided. |
| The mother of the victim gave us permission to use this information. |
Footnotes:
[1] Border Guard Force (BGF) battalions of the Tamadaw were established in 2010, and they are composed mostly of soldiers from former non-state armed groups, such as older constellations of the DKBA, which have formalised casefire agreements with the Burma/ Myanmar government and agreed to transform into battalions within the Tatmadaw.
[2] The present document is based on information received in July 2019. It was provided by a community member in Hpapun District who has been trained by KHRG to monitor human rights conditions on the ground. The names of the victims, their photos and the exact locations are censored for security reasons.
[3] Bo is a Burmese title meaning 'officer'.
[4] Thingyan is the Burmese New Year Festival. It usually occurs in mid-April.
[5] All conversion estimates for the kyat in this report are based on the August 27th, 2019 official market rate of 1,506 kyats to US $1.
