Tuesday, 21 April 2020

WHO employees killed and injured in Arakan


Myanmar soldiers shot the UN car when World Health Organization (WHO) was carrying blood samples from suspected patients of coronavirus at Sittwe hospital yesterday and the driver and health care worker injured critically.

According to Arakan Army’s statement, a WHO car with two WHO employees travelling among other passenger cars that had brought blood sample test tubes of some Coronavirus patients requested the Military post at the Front of Ra-Maung bridge for a Ra-Maung bridge crossing permit at 17:40 pm.

The fact that the military post of the Myanmar Army had fired with small guns, two WHO employees were injured when crossing the bridge with a permit. The car fell off the bridge.
We are now trying to transfer those two WHO employees to a secure place after the Arakan Army had found and rescued them in an hour later of that incident and provided them medical treatment. We will keep you updated once we receive detailed information, said Arakan Army.

The accomplice Myanmar government with criminal Myanmar Army denied and accused Arakan Army that shot the World Health Organization’s transportation car, UN 5/34, and wounded WHO’s  driver and health worker near Ramaung Bridge in Minbya township at 5 PM yesterday. 

Just yesterday, Myanmar Army killed a woman and injured six other men in Minbya Township by firing artillery shells to the village.

According to Arakan News agency,  the UN diver U Paye Sone Maung passed away today at Minbya hospital. The health worker U Aung Myo Oo has still been treated at the hospital since yesterday.

As we all know, Myanmar government itself involves every crime against humanity in Arakan by letting its  Army to do so and by directing to launch military operation against the Arakan Army .  Myanmar leaders do not change any respect of human rights and prevention of further violation of international humanitarian laws. Their habit of blanket denial and cruel attitude toward other races and religions is main factors of crimes against humanity. 


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