U Than Maung, a member of the Taungup Township NLD in Arakan State, was tortured by law enforcement when he was arrested at midnight on 28 April, said a colleague on the condition of anonymity.At midnight on 28 April, a group of officers entered U Than Maung's house on the pretense of checking the visitor lists without his permission. U Than Maung complained angrily at their intrusion.
The colleague said, "A group of law enforcement officers, including army and police, arrested him in his house in Taungup at midnight on 28 April. During the arrest the officers tortured him severely. This was done by authorities in front of U Taung Maung's family members."
U Than Maung is a member of the NLD township committee and is also working voluntarily for the ILO in the township.
"I think the authority suspected he was preparing to conduct anti-government activities in Taungup on May Day. So they raided his house and arrested him to foil his plan - there is no other reason for his arrest," he added.
After being arrested, U Than Maung was brought to an unknown location in Taungup and family members have yet to receive any word about him since then.
A man from Taungup confirmed with Narinjara over the phone that U Than Maung had been arrested, and said there was no information yet on whether he had been released.
A police constable at the Taungup police station reported that police arrested U Than Maung for insulting the police when they were checking the visitor list at his house, and he will be charged with disturbing the duty of government authorities.
In Taungup Township, many NLD members, including President U Kyaw Khaing, Vice-President U Khin Hla, and General Secretary Ko Min Aung, were sentenced to long prison terms in 2007 and placed in remote prisons around Burma. U Than Maung is the first NLD member to be arrested in the township this year.
Source :http://www.narinjara.com/details.asp?id=2579
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