Army beats up Khg Municipality Councilor

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News No.28/2009, April 13, 2009

Army personnel have beaten up Monang Dewan, an elected Councilor of Khagracahri Municipality, at Zero Mile check post, sources from Khagrachari said.

Mr. Dewan went there to enquire into an allegation that the army at the check post was providing shelter to some miscreants who had kidnapped a Jumma woman.

After the beating, hundreds of Jummas converged on Zero Mile to lodge their protest.

An unconfirmed report said the army personnel involved in the beating have been closed.

UPDF President Prasit Khisha in a statement condemned the beating of Monang Dewan and demanded exemplary punishment to those involved in the incident.

He said there is no chance of peace in the CHT as long as the army remains there, and demanded that the authorities withdraw the army from Zero Mile check post permanently.