Myanmar: Junta arrests Kachin National Congress chair

NAYPYITAW, 29 August 2021, (TON): According to a source close to him “the chair of the Kachin National Congress (KNC), M Kawn La, was arrested by the junta in Naypyitaw on Wednesday afternoon.”

The source told media  “I heard that he was arrested on his way back from Thapyegone Hospital at around 3:00pm yesterday. It is not clear why he was arrested.”

It added that it was still unknown where M Kawn La was being detained.

“He was charged with Section 505a of the penal code for incitement” local news group reported.

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