According to a spokesperson of the Kanpetlet Chin Defense Force, the junta troops shot and killed Lhaymann a deputy battalion commander from Kanpetlet Chin Defense Force and his father U Mannkwi a Christian Minister, in Yesterday morning.
Pastor U Mannkwi who fled from war to Saw Township of Magway _ was discussing Dharma matters with his friends. At that time, the junta troops with civilian clothes arrived and opened fire, he added.
I don’t know why the junta killed him. He comes regularly to the place where the incident happened, and discusses theology with other Pastors. While he was with pastors, soldiers suddenly came and shot him, a Kanpetle-CDF official told MPA.
People in the incident place believe that the military junta came intentionally to shoot Pastor U Mannkwi, and after the shooting, the soldiers continued to swear and kick U Mannkwi’s dead body, he said.
After that, the junta troops arrived at the incident place and ambushed around vicinity of this place, according to the report.
“The deputy battalion commander was also on duty in Saw town. When he heard the news that his father was shot, he still didn’t go. He didn’t know whether his father was dead or alive yet. He followed when the soldiers were not there. At that time, about 20 soldiers ambushed and shot the deputy battalion commander, a Kanpetle-CDF official said.
After the shot, his comrades treated him with first aid and retreated _ but he lost his life before leaving Saw town.
Since the beginning of the year, the junta troops have not come to the town. So, people travel freely around the town under the control of the local defense forces, but the soldiers arrived yesterday, according to local residents.
The soldiers usually don’t come to the town and don’t patrol the outskirts of the city. Yesterday, I think they came and shot because of junta informers. It seems they know the pastor is the deputy battalion commander’s father. So, they ambushed and shot the commander when he came, a resident said.
After the shooting, the junta troops took the Pasteur’s dead body to the military base, but they reportedly gave back the dead body yesterday evening.