All the Video Film taken by Health Department of 758, SSA-C

“Burmese Brutality 150 years ago”

The typical oppression f the Burmese military regime is not different from the atrocities committed 150 years ago by Mingyi Maha Bandula and his army in Ahom Shan Kingdom (Now Assam of North-Eastern India).

This was best described by Major J. Butler ( London 1855): A title of Assam by Sir Edward Gait, Page 219 “The Burmese slaughtered a vast number of men and women and children at Chotopotong”.

Fifty men were decapitated in one day. A large building was then erected of bamboos and grass, with a raised bamboo platform; into this building were thrust men, children and poor innocent women with infants, and a large quantity of fuel having been placed round the building it was ignited: in a few minutes--- it is said by witnesses of the scene now living—two hundred persons were consumed in the flame----many individuals who escaped from these massacres have assured me that innumerable horrible acts of torture and barbarity were resorted to on that memorable day by these inhuman savages. “All who were suspected of being inimical to the reign of terror were seized and bound by Burmese executioners, who cut off the lobes of the poor victims' ears and choice portions of the body, such as the points of the shoulders, and actually ate the raw flesh before the living sufferers: they then inhumanly inflicted with a sword, deep but not mortal gashes on the body, that the mutilated might die slowly, and finally closed the tragedy by disemboweling the wretched victims. Other diabolical acts of cruelty practiced by these monsters have been detailed to me by persons now living with a minuteness which leaves no doubt of the authenticity of the facts; but they are so shocking that I cannot describe them.”

Tiger Yawnghwe

killing is still occurring on a daily basis

Though none of the Shan groups in the border areas were involved in the massive historical demonstrations in 1988, members of the ISG participated as Township strike leaders. The role of ethnic people in the downfall of BSPP’s Ne Win and his cronies is a historical fact and must be passed on from generation to generation. The ISG condemns such extrajudicial killings and shall take measures to prevent its repetition.

Of course killings in big towns are well documented. But one gory and diabolical incident might escape the media’s attention. Three truckloads of student demonstrators from Mandalay (including girls) were blindfolded, hands tied behind their backs and dumped into the Namtu River near the town of Panghai, thirty miles west of Lashio. This inhuman act of Burma’s military regime shall haunt them forever. Nearest estimate of killings-above 8000, which easily surpass Tiananmen?

Burma’s military has exhausted the Shan State’s mineral and other natural resources, meanwhile turning a blind eye towards development of infrastructure, basic industry, agriculture and education.

Drug eradication has stalled. Human rights abuses are still occurring on a daily basis.

Spirit of Panglong
Federated Shan State
8.8.05

Confirmation:-Does the Burmese army possess chemical weapons?

This controversial question recalls to mind, when the Burmese army was fighting to control the precious ruby mines at Mongsu, Southern Shan States. Suddenly two loud explosions were heard. According to eye witnesses, two thousand people died, including hundreds of Wa soldiers.

Some rich merchants were at the time on an inspection tour of their respective mines. Mines collapsed and they were buried alive. The military intelligence asked the people to keep mum. They threatened to arrest anyone heard talking about the affair. But news leaked out. Is it genocide similar to Saddam Hussein’s case against the Kurds where eight thousand people perished in a single day? Sao Kai Hpa, the vice chairman of SSA (north), suffered severe burns in elongated strips all over his body when the visited his seventh Brigade troops a week after the incident. He thought it was Ebola. This is in confirmation that the Burmese army used chemical weapons on Karenni troops a month ago.

29th May 2005
Spirit of Panglong
Federated Shan States .

More Human Rights Violations

It was in late 2004 that an unspeakable inhuman barbarous act was incurred on an innocent monk. It was during lent and the poor monk was keeping his Sabbath at the monastery in kholam village, kunhing Township

For no rhyme or reason, a group of SPDC soldiers from the Kholam outpost came and forcibly dragged him away, put him in a gunny-sack, tied it securely and threw it into the nearby river. He suffered a horrible death. Search the Buddhist scriptures, according to the Five Precepts, Taking of life is taboo. The above is a true eyewitness account. The reign of terror continues unabated.

On another occasion, about fifty men and women were at a meditation center at a monastery in Homong Village, Hsenwi Township. Sound of gunfire pierced the serene and quiet locality. People ran helter-skelter for cover. Reason for the sudden atrocity;-someone from the village informed the Commander of the 69th LIB at Hsenwi that the soldiers who bivouac at the monastery not only refused to take off their shoes, but they also dried their meat on the walls of the monastery. They butchered the stolen cow right in the monastery compound. Up till the time of writing; no disciplinary action was taken.

“Spirit of Pang long”
Federated Shan States.