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Ponna Kyunt: A Burmese army commander killed a soldier after the soldier criticized the commander for his unseemly and abusive behavior while they were traveling to the frontlines, said a relative of the victim.

The murdered soldier was identified as U Thein Shwe, a native of Yho Ta Yoke Village in Ponna Kyunt Township in Arakan State.

The murder took place in August of this year when a platoon from Light Infantry Battalion 550 based in Ponna Kyunt traveled to the frontlines of the Indian border under the leadership of Lt. Colonel Aye Naing in early August.

The relative said, "On the way to the India border, the commander used villagers as porters and forced women in some villages to have sex with him. U Thein Shwe criticized the commander's behaviors. Because of that, the commander ordered some other soldiers to beat him to death."

When U Thein Shwe lost consciousness from the beating, Lt. Colonel Aye Naing reportedly pulled out his pistol and shot him.

"After the murder, the commander reported to the high military authority that U Thein Shwe deserted from the army with his gun and fled to the Indian border to join with an insurgent group. At the same time, the commander forced ten soldiers, who were involved in the killing, to drink consecrated water to bind their loyalty to him in the case," the relative said.

Despite efforts to cover it up, news of the killing has been spreading among army families since the platoon returned to their battalion base in Ponna Kyunt, 18 miles north of Sittwe, the state capital.

"Some soldiers are dissatisfied with the murder of U Thein Shwe, so they told their wives and friends about the killing. Now the news is spreading among the people," he added.

Commander Aye Naing also drove U Thein Shwe's widow and two-year-old daughter out of their family quarters in the battalion compound. His widow, 21-year-old Ma Htay Htay Win, who is pregnant, left the battalion base for her home village of Yho Ta Yoke.

According to the source, the family of the victim has consulted with some lawyers about filing a complaint on the incident with the high military authority in Naypyidaw, in order to get justice. However, most of the family members are frightened because the commander has the power to retaliate against them at anytime if they do file a complaint against him.

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