Anarchic mob committing unlawful acts near Bago river bridge controlled
in accord with law
Nay Pyi Taw February 28
Section 144 of Criminal Procedure has been imposed in some of the cities
since 8 February 2021 and on 26 February, a warning was issued that legal
action would be taken against persons whoviolate the Section 144 of Criminal Procedure
and who exert instigations or pressures to stage CDM.
Despite the warning, a crowd of 3,000 protesters was staging a protest
without obeying the Section 144 of Criminal Procedure at a place near the Bago
river bridge in Bago, Bago Region at about 9 am today.
As the riotous protests could harm the public security, the rule of law
and community peace and cause riots, the security forces requested the crowd to
disperse.
As the request was ignored, a smoke bomb was used to disperse them. But
only few left and about 1,000 of them continued the riotous pro-tests. The mob
then turned anarchic and started to loot, destroyand torch the nearby shops and
attack the security forces with catapults, bricks, iron nuts and glass balls without
any cause.
As the mob turned anarchic, security forces tried to disperse the crowd
by applying legal procedures in all stages and exercising minimum force. The
crowd dispersed at about noon.
Security forces carried out sanitation for the debris left behind by the
mob that destroyed or torched the shops. When they were about to leave the
place, they received an information saying that the mob was going to burn down
a shopping mall in the town. The crowd dispersed when the security forces
secured the area. When the security forces heard that the mob was destroying the
shops near the bridge again, they rushed to the place to protect the shops. But
the crowd foughtthem back with iron hooks, rods and knives. Security forces
once again tried to disperse the crowd by applying legal procedures in all
stages and exercising minimum force. It dispersed at about 6 pm.
During the incident, 21 members of the security forces were injured due
to the violent attacks of the protesters. Two male protesters were injured and
another two died, while the security forces were trying to disperse the crowd.
The police station concerned opened a case to investigate the matter. Some of the
persons involved in the incident have been detained to take actionagainst them
in accord with the law.
Video files showing the destruction of shops near the Bago river bridge by
the anarchic mob have gone viral. The State Administration Council has no
desire to take legal action against innocent people. But the Council has
already informed the public about the laws in connection with criminal
procedures and warned the people against yielding to instigations made with the
intension of causing riots and destroying stability. People should not fall under
the evil schemes of NLD instigators; they should pursue the peaceful and stable
way of earning their living.
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