BGF soldier severely beat a village head [1]

BGF #1014 beat the village head because he crossed the checkpoint after 5 pm. On that day, BGF #1014 had set up an informal checkpoint at the end of the Htee Lah Beh Hta Bridge. According to local people, it was not a regular checkpoint. This particular BGF checkpoint did not allow people to cross the river after 5 PM. According to local witnesses, they arrived at the check point at 5:58 PM, after which the village head got off the boat and made himself known to BGF #1014. Then, the platoon commander Hpo Dah ordered a soldier, Kyeh Nee, to beat the village head. This incident had an impact on the whole community in T--- village. A community member reported that people are now afraid to travel because of what happened to their village head.