NAYPYITAW, 27 October 2021, (TON): More than 40 junta-appointed local administrators have resigned in Yedashe Township following a warning issued by the local People’s Defence Force (PDF) earlier this month calling on them to step down from their posts by the end of October.

A photo of the warning was posted by the local PDF on Facebook along with three bullets on October 15.

The administrators who resigned cited health reasons for their departure.

Among those who left were two township-level administrators, a 100-household leader from an urban ward, and several administrators from rural areas.

A member of the Yedashe PDF told media that the group was closely monitoring the administrators who had not resigned.

He further told media “we will be engaging in urban guerrilla warfare as soon as possible. We wanted to warn them that we can no longer guarantee the safety of their family members.”

The group will also be further watching the activities of those who did resign, he added, to ensure that they do not continue to covertly maintain ties to the coup regime.

He added “I appreciate that they took the people’s side, but if they are found to be operating secretly after their resignation, examples will be made out of them.”