CNI News

8 November, 2023

As Sai Maung Un who lived in Sellant Village Tract, Muse Township, northern Shan State and was helping IDPs was arrested by the Ta'ang National Liberation Army (TNLA) on 7th November 2023, the Shan Nationalities League for Democracy (SNLD) has asked the TNLA to release him. 

Sai Maung Un was serving as a secretary of Sellant Village Tract Executive Committee of the SNLD.

The TNLA arrested Sai Maung Un at his home without giving any reason at 9:55 a.m. on 7th November 2023.

While seeing a statement released by the SNLD

 " As Sai Maung Un was a person who was doing humanitarian aid work without having anything to do with any organization that is participating in armed conflict, the SNLD has requested the organization concerned to release him as soon as possible without exception and to send him home." said in a statement released on 8th November 2023 by the SNLD.

It is not clear whether Sai Maung Un is still alive or not. However, when head of Muse township and seven security forces from the Shan State Progressive Party (SSPP/SSA) went to negotiate with the TNLA to release Sai Maung Un, they all were shot dead by the TNLA with superior force.

" SSPP's seven security forces led by head of Muse township went to Sellant Village in which the TNLA has been active to ask the reason why Sai Maung Un was arrested when about 100 TNLA troops started shooting SSPP/SSA troops and fighting had been taking place in Sellant Village up to 12:00 a.m. Although SSPP head of Muse Township and two troops surrendered, both of them were shot dead in the center of the village." said the SSPP.

While the SSPP is objecting to that its head of Muse Township and troops were shot dead by the TNLA

Currently, the TNLA, the Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army (MNDAA) and the Arakan Army (AA) have been waging Operation-1027 starting from 27th October 2023 together with the Bamar People Liberation Army (BPLA) and the People's Defense Force-Mandalay.

Because the Tatmadaw is also trying to crush the Operation-1027, battles are severely taking place in the entire northern Shan State.