Kler Lwee Htoo District Incident Report: Two villagers shot dead and 12 villagers’ houses burned down by SAC in Ler Doh Township, July 2022

Part 1 – Incident Details

Type of Incident	Type of Incident
Indiscriminate killing and house burning	Indiscriminate killing and house burning

Type of Incident	Date of Incident(s)
Indiscriminate killing and house burning	July 2nd 2022

Type of Incident

Incident Location

(Village, Township and District)

Indiscriminate killing and house burning

A--- village, Law Muh Per village tract[2], Ler Doh (Kyaukkyi) Township, Kler Lwee Htoo (Nyaunglebin) District

Type of Incident

Indiscriminate killing and house burning

Date of Incident(s)

July 2nd 2022

Incident Location

(Village, Township and District)

A--- village, Law Muh Per village tract[2], Ler Doh (Kyaukkyi) Township, Kler Lwee Htoo (Nyaunglebin) District

Victim Information

Victim Information	Name
	Saw[3] Ma Nay Htoo
	Maung[4] Nay Lin Htun

Victim Information	Age
	24
	18

Victim Information	Sex
	Male
	Male

Victim Information	Nationality
	Karen
	Bamar[5]

Victim Information	Family
	Single
	Single

Victim Information	Occupation
	Gardner
	Hill farmer and car driver

Victim Information	Religion
	Buddhist
	Buddhist

Victim Information	Position
	-
	-

Victim Information	Village
	A---
	A---

Victim Information
Name	Saw[3] Ma Nay Htoo	Maung[4] Nay Lin Htun
Age	24	18
Sex	Male	Male
Nationality	Karen	Bamar[5]
Family	Single	Single
Occupation	Gardner	Hill farmer and car driver
Religion	Buddhist	Buddhist
Position	-	-
Village	A---	A---

Perpetrator Information (Armed Actors)

Perpetrator Information (Armed Actors)	Name(s)
	Rank
	Unit
	Base
	Commander’s Name

Perpetrator Information (Armed Actors)	Unknown
	Unknown
	SAC Military Operation Command (MOC) #3, #18, #15
	Bahmo, Kachin State [from central base camp]
	Unknown

Perpetrator Information (Armed Actors)	Unknown
	Unknown
	SAC Infantry Battalion #60
	Headquarters at Bahmo, Kachin State
	Unknown

Perpetrator Information (Armed Actors)
Name(s)	Rank	Unit	Base	Commander’s Name
Unknown	Unknown	SAC Military Operation Command (MOC) #3, #18, #15	Bahmo, Kachin State [from central base camp]	Unknown
Unknown	Unknown	SAC Infantry Battalion #60	Headquarters at Bahmo, Kachin State	Unknown

Part 2 - Information Quality

1. Explain in detail how you collected this information.

On July 3rd 2022, the KHRG field researcher preparing this report received a phone call from a A--- villager who reported the incident to him. The next morning on July 4th 2022, he went to the displacement site and conducted interviews with the head of a--- village tract, Saw B---, and a villager from A---, Naw C---, on July 5th and 6th.

1. Explain in detail how you collected this information.

2. Explain how the source verified this information.

Both the head of A--- village tract, Saw B---, and the villager, Naw C---, witnessed the incidents and thus could provide information regarding the incidents.

2. Explain how the source verified this information.

Both the head of A--- village tract, Saw B---, and the villager, Naw C---, witnessed the incidents and thus could provide information regarding the incidents.

Part 3 – Complete Description of the Incident

Describe the Incident(s) in complete detail. For each incident, be sure to include 1) when the incident happened, 2) where it happened, 3) what happened, 4) how it happened, 5) who was involved, and 6) why it happened. Also describe any villager response(s) to the incident, the aftermath and the current living situation of the victims. Please use the space prepared below, and create an attachment if needed.

At 3:30 pm on July 2nd 2022, troops from State Administration Council (SAC)[6] Military Operations Command (MOC)[7] #3, #8, and #15 and Infantry Battalion (IB)[8] #60 [commander unidentified] swiftly entered A--- village, A--- village tract, Ler Doh Township, Kler Lwee Htoo District while no one was aware and shot dead two villagers: 24-year-old Saw Ma Nay Htoo and 18-year-old Maung Nay Lin Htun. After SAC soldiers shot dead these two villagers, they [the SAC] burned down 12 houses. Following this incident, the villagers from Law Mu Per village fled and dared not return to their village. Although the villagers want to go back to their village to check on their livestock [chickens and pigs], they don't dare to go because they are concerned that the SAC troops may have planted landmines in their village. As of July 2022, all A--- villagers are still in displacement sites and dare not return to their village due to this incident.

Part 4 - Permission for Using the Details

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

The interviewees gave permission to use and publish this information.

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

The interviewees gave permission to use and publish this information.

Further background reading on the security situation and human rights violations in Kler Lwee Htoo District in Southeast Burma can be found in the following KHRG reports: