By Ko Yay Chan
WHEN it comes to the piece of news that has been continuously and repeatedly shared every day on various social media platforms from 12 May to date, it would undoubtedly be the widely known incident that took place on 12 May in Ohtainkwin Village, Dabayin Township, Sagaing Region. Everyone who understands that the news was managed to spread not only locally but also internationally, even reaching the UN stage without considering whether it was true or false, but with the powerful influence of journalism skills.
News release
The malicious media outlets
intentionally spread false information, claiming that the security forces
launched an airstrike on a school in Ohtainkwin Village, resulting in the death
of about 50 students, including two teachers. According to the regional security
officer, such news was invalid, and security forces conducted proper security
measures to protect the lives and prosperity, and did not conduct an airstrike targeting
non-military places. Currently, terrorists intentionally launch actions
deteriorating the State’s stability, roads, towns and villages, murder and
kidnap civilians, ask for money, recruit, illegally trade the natural
resources, and also commit drug cases and violence. When people come to know
their doings, they can distinguish between the good guys and bad guys, and what
is right and what is wrong. Regarding this case, the people can consider
whether it is right or wrong with the shreds of evidence.
Difficult to find the truth
On the other hand, it is clear now
that the truth and false have become distinct because of the official domestic
media – those who love and value the nation and Tatmadaw, and who prioritize
the country’s interests, write and broadcast news truthfully and promptly
respond to the misinformation. This time, malicious media and terrorists cannot
stand it, and they attempted to change the right ones into wrong ones and the
wrong ones into the right ones. An organization conducted a field study to
collect data from different points of view, whether the case is right or wrong.
However, locals are in the same regions where terrorists are residing, and so
it is difficult to find the truth.
However, it seems that terrorist
groups and their allies are hastily fabricating stories and false news with the
intent to blame security forces, without clear evidence. They fail to realize
that the so-called “evidence” they present is vague. In the classrooms where
the bomb exploded, there were no desks, chairs, or damage on the wall, but the
ceilings were broken into pieces and the roofs were turned up, and the
cupboard, wallpaper and flower vases were in normal condition, and there were
no stains on the bags of the students. Therefore, such evidence showed that it
was not a bombing attack but the explosion of homemade mines.
Homemade mine explosion
Based on the information and photo evidence
obtained from residents, there is no indication that security forces carried
out an airstrike. If it had indeed been a bombing from above, the school
building and all the school facilities would have been destroyed into pieces by
pieces. Similarly, when people are hit by a bomb, it is not easy to recover
with an intact body. In reality, terrorists had been making handmade mines at
that school, and due to the extreme heat on that day, it appears that those
mines caused a chain reaction. As a result, 22 young students and two female
teachers who had arrived at the school tragically lost their lives. According
to photos spreading online, a video file featuring terrorists making homemade
mines at that school was spreading on social media in advance. In that video,
terrorists cut out PCP pipes to make a homemade mine. They create the homemade
mines using the daily-use materials that can be easily found. It was malicious
media that called for mine risk awareness under the campaign “Let’s protect
from the dangers of mines” and also warned that homemade mines can explode due
to remote control, timed detonation or physical contact.
Covering their sins
If we examine the situation more
broadly and thoroughly, it will become even clearer and more understandable. In
this case, the security forces did not conduct an airstrike, and the explosion
of homemade bombs caused the deaths of innocent children. Terrorists and their
supporters colluded with malicious media outlets to cover up their actions and
defame security forces.
The plot calling for international
assistance regarding the incident is obvious. In reality, handmade bomb
explosions aren’t unusual in the field of terrorism. Many terrorists have lost
their lives due to such explosions. This time, however, it tragically involved
children as well. Terrorist groups, especially, establish terrorist camps at
schools in countryside areas and commit destructive actions frequently.
They commit terrorist attacks,
taking cover in schools. When security forces launch counterattacks against
terrorists who reside in schools, they will release news that security forces
murder the innocent children brutally without any reason. Now, the explosion
caused by the homemade bomb they created is being twisted by terrorists and
their allies to falsely blame security forces and portray themselves as
victims.
Schools and violence
On 13 January, security forces
cleared PDF terrorists who established camps to commit destructive actions in
the primary school in Marathein Village, Sagaing Region. Terrorists covered the
school with sandbags, planted the mines and created the training ground in the
school compound. Security forces seized the bolt-action, percussion lock
firearm, homemade guns, grenades, iron mines, guns for practice sessions,
gunsmithing lathe, TNT gunpowder, explosive materials, iron pipes and guerrilla
garments.
Educational staff and buildings
constructed by the government are an investment to create a better future for
the country, as well as for students and young people. However, NUG and their
subordinate PDF terrorists, who emerged with the aim of revolution, changed the
schools into their camps, and such evidence can be seen. They use the schools
as their terrorist camps and have destroyed the education sector. They
committed 123 arson attacks on schools, 449 threats to educational staff and
murdered 77 teachers from 1 January 2021 to the end of April 2025.
All people know that the government
prioritizes promoting the education level of new generations and students.
Terrorists launched attacks using heavy weapons, bomb drops and drones in the
villages where residents do not support them, and they also abducted the
villagers and killed them frequently. Terrorists imposed fear among the
villagers using their weapons and persuaded them.
In the current situation, terrorist
groups are using rural civilians to spread false and harmful news. Their goal
is to cover up their own violent and inhumane actions. They also want to
mislead the public concerning Tatmadaw and security forces. These terrorist
groups aim to gain a political advantage, while anti-government media outlets
try to create profits from the situation. All of these actions are part of a
deliberate plan to manipulate public opinion.
Translated.
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