Moulmein residents worried about monks

October 23, Independent Mon News Agency


Moulmein city residents from Mon state, Burma are anxious about monks who
were sent back to their home towns in upper Burma because they did not
reach home but were detained by the military junta authorities.

A rumour is doing the rounds that about 200 monks from Moulmein were
arrested in Thaton after they were ordered to go home following last
months protest.

"But nobody confirmed the arrests. They just heard that the monks were
arrested," an abbot in Moulmein said.

The 200 monks were sent by trains with travel documents from the Military
Southeast Command based in Moulmein . The command also arranged for two
rooms for the monks.

The monks are from Shin Phuu monastery and Ye monastery in Moulmein.

Monks from all monasteries in Moulmein were ordered to go home after they
protested against military regime for four days last month.

Almost all the monasteries the capital Mon state were investigated by the
authorities for their involvement in the protest.

According to traveller many monks who traveling by bus and train were
dragged down and arrested in Thaton