July 30 (NMG) Burma's military government, mounted by international pressure after crushing down Aung San Suu Kyi and her supporters at the end of May, organized basic military trainings, small weapon training and trainings to defense external forces around the country targeting youth age range between 18 to 40 and the trainings would be conducted till August 18, the reports said.

While Commander Lt. Col Min Thein of LIB 228 gave an opening speech to militia training near Indo-Burma town, Tamu, he said the training aimed to safeguard country and to counter aggressive forces such as American and other countries by taking lessons from Iraq when it is necessary.

Police forces around the country were giving such trainings to young people especially age between 14 and 40 who were forced to attend these trainings. The trainees include anti-insurgency organizations, paramilitary forces, ordinary peoples from villages, relatives of armed personals in each township, family members of soldiers, members of fire-services and red-cross.

The reports from Shwe-Bo district in Sagaing division stated that a basic military trainings were conducting up to 720 trainees at seven townships under Shwe-Bo district and family members of police forces, fire-services and red-cross members were forced to attend there. In the similar scenarios, 180 trainees were attending at Sagaing Township sport stadium. The authorities ordered each family to donate 300 Kyats in Tamu to cover the expense of military training which was attended nearly 100 trainees, said one person from Tamu who recently crossed to India from Burma.

Similar militia trainings were conducting at Pulaw, Myate and Tavoy in Taninsarin division. The trainings were conducting at No.2 High School Pyi-Char village in Pulaw, No. 2 Basic Training School Shwe-Du village in Myate and Police Training School based in Tavoy. Every village groups were asked to attend a total of 90 members including 30 people for permanent squad and 60 for volunteer squad.

Although the authorities claimed the trainings were aimed to safeguard country, the training taught only basic military training and how to use catapults and bamboo sticks, said a person from Indo-Burma border area.

Thuggish of military government used weapons such as bamboo sticks and spikes to attach Daw AUng San Suu Kyi and her supporters in May 30 Depeyin massacre.

Network Media Group