Hpa-an Incident Report: A BGF Commander punched a village head in Nabu Township, June 2019

Part 1 - Incident Details

Type of Incident	Type of Incident
Physical abuse	Physical abuse

Type of Incident	Date of Incident (s)
Physical abuse	June 28th 2019

Type of Incident	Incident Laocation (Village, Township and District)
Physical abuse	D--- village, Waw Lay village tract, Nabu Township, Hpa-an Districct

Type of Incident	Physical abuse
Date of Incident (s)	June 28th 2019
Incident Laocation (Village, Township and District)	D--- village, Waw Lay village tract, Nabu Township, Hpa-an Districct

Victim Information

Victim Information	Name
	Saw E---

Victim Information	Age
	50

Victim Information	Sex
	Male

Victim Information	Ethnicity
	Karen

Victim Information	Family
	Married

Victim Information	Religion
	Buddhist

Victim Information	Position
	Village head

Victim Information	Village
	B ---

Victim Information
Name	Saw E---
Age	50
Sex	Male
Ethnicity	Karen
Family	Married
Religion	Buddhist
Position	Village head
Village	B ---

Perpetrator Information

Perpetrator Information	Name (s)
	Rank
	Unit
	Base
	Commander's

Perpetrator Information	Bo Kyaw Hein
	Cantoment Area Company Commander
	Border Guard Force (BGF) Cantonment Area(2)
	Yah Tah Village, Ta Kreh Township
	Cantonment Area Commander Saw Kyar Ain

Perpetrator Information
Name (s)	Rank	Unit	Base	Commander's
Bo Kyaw Hein	Cantoment Area Company Commander	Border Guard Force (BGF) Cantonment Area(2)	Yah Tah Village, Ta Kreh Township	Cantonment Area Commander Saw Kyar Ain

Part 2 - Information Quality

1. Explain in detail how you collected this information.

On June 29th 2019, one of the victims told me about the incident. After that, I interviewed the other victim. I also asked an official from Ta Kreh Township about the perpetrator.

1. Explain in detail how you collected this information.

On June 29th 2019, one of the victims told me about the incident. After that, I interviewed the other victim. I also asked an official from Ta Kreh Township about the perpetrator.

2. Explain how the source verifed this information.

The source experienced this incident first hand.

2. Explain how the source verifed this information.

The source experienced this incident first hand.

Part 3 - Complete Description of the Incident

Describe the Incident(s) in complete detail.

On June 28th 2019, Saw E---, a village head from B--- village, was attending a meeting in D--- village, Waw Lay village tract, Nabu [T’Nay Cha] Township. During the meeting, he met Bo Kyaw Hein, a BGF commander. On the way back, Bo Kyaw Hein asked the village head to come to a house. Saw E--- entered the house, after which Bo Kyaw Hein grabbed him by his hair and punched him.

Saw E--- explained the incident to KHRG: “I went to a meeting in D--- and met him. He told me to go with him so I went with him to a house. When I reached the house, he was already inside. I cleaned my feet with water before entering the house. I was a little bit slow so he said that I was being mean to him. When I sat down, he asked me: “Do you know me?” How could I have known him? I had never seen him before. I did not say anything because I was afraid that he would torture me regardless of my answer. Since I did not tell him anything, he grabbed my hair violently and punched me one or two times.”

Saw E--- worried that Bo Kyaw Hein might do something to him, as the BGF Commander had weapons with him. Bo Kyaw Hein was drunk when he punched the village head, so the latter did not know why he was punched. Saw E--- explained: “I was really afraid when he punched me and I was also worried that he would punch me harder. I did not know why he punched me but he was really drunk at that time.”

Saw E---entered the house with his friend Saw H---, another village head from T---village. Bo Kyaw Hein also grabbed Saw H---'s head violently. Saw H--- was scared of Bo Kyaw Hein, and worried that he might hurt him. According to Saw E---: "Bo Kyaw Hein grabbed Saw H---'s head once or twice. Since he has no hair, Bo Kyaw Hein just grabbed his head violently. We couldn't tell him anything. We were afraid of him because he had brought a gun with him and also his two soldiers were there too." Both the victims are afraid to report this incident to the relevant authorities.

Describe the Incident(s) in complete detail.

Part 4 - Permission for Using the Details

Did the victim(s) provide permission to use this information? Explain how that permission was provided.

The victim gave us permission to use this information.

Did the victim(s) provide permission to use this information? Explain how that permission was provided.

The victim gave us permission to use this information.