Posted on 12/26/2004 6:58:42 AM PST by ZayYa
In October 2004, one of 2 displaced women who were gathering bamboo shoots was raped and killed by a group of SPDC troops in the forest about 2 miles north of Larng-Khur town, Larng-Khur township.
On 19 October 2004, Naang Seng Lu, aged 18 and Naang Ser (not her real name), from a relocation site on the outskirts of Larng-Khur town, went together into the forest to gather bamboo shoots. Both of them were originally from Wan Kyawng village in Son Oi village tract, Larng-Khur township, which had been forcibly relocated to the outskirts of the town in 1997 by the then SLORC (State Law and Order Restoration Council) troops.
The 2 women were gathering bamboo shoots in the forest about 2 miles north of Larng-Khur town, and were some distance away from each other, when Naang Ser saw a group of SPDC soldiers before they saw her and she hid among the bush.
The SPDC troops were so close that she did not have time to warn her friend and watched helplessly as the troops advanced towards where Naang Seng Lu was gathering bamboo shoots. After all the troops had passed her hiding place, Naang Ser slowly crept to some distance away and then ran and escaped.
After some time, Naang Ser managed to get back to the relocation site and related the incident to her and Naang Seng Lu’s parents and relatives. Although Naang Ser did not know the military unit, she was quite sure that what she saw were actually SPDC troops.
When their relatives and some fellow villagers managed to screw up their courage and went in search of Naang Seng Lu, they found only her dead body, with clear signs of having been raped.
NB. SPDC is Burmese junta's name.
(Excerpt) Read more at listserv.indiana.edu ...
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Repressive regimes have figured out that if they can keep the TV cameras out whatever happens there never happens.
Evidence will be released soon, hopefully.
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