{"id":1265,"date":"2017-03-06T07:36:49","date_gmt":"2017-03-06T07:36:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shanhumanrights.org\/?p=1265"},"modified":"2022-05-29T10:07:15","modified_gmt":"2022-05-29T10:07:15","slug":"village-leader-of-nam-ma-coal-mining-area-shot-dead-by-unknown-assailants","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shanhumanrights.org\/?p=1265","title":{"rendered":"Village leader of Nam Ma coal mining area shot dead by unknown assailants"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Update by the Shan Human Rights Foundation<\/strong><\/section>\n
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March 6, 2017<\/section>\n
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Village leader of Nam Ma coal mining area shot dead by unknown assailants<\/strong><\/section>\n
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The village tract secretary of Nam Ma coal mining area in Hsipaw township, was shot dead by unknown assailants near his farm on February 26, 2017, causing shock and fear among fellow villagers.<\/p>\n

The secretary, Lung Jarm Phe, aged 57, from Na Koon village, Nam Ma tract, was shot dead on the road at the bottom of his hill farm, close to the coal mines north of Na Koon. \u00a0Four bullets, from two different guns, hit his head, stomach, chest and left arm. He was shot from the front and the back.<\/p>\n

His body was found at 4.30 pm by Sai Aye, a Na Koon villager, who was on his way home from the nearby village of Koong Pao.\u00a0 Sai Aye went to inform Lung Jarm Phe\u2019s daughter and other Na Koon villagers, who called the local monks and village tract chairman of Nam Ma to come and see the dead body.<\/p>\n

That same day, another villager in his farm, about 200 meters away from Lung Jarm Phe\u2019s farm, said he heard about 3-4 gunshots coming from the direction of Lung Jarm Phe\u2019s farm, but did not dare go and find out what had happened.<\/p>\n

On February 27, police and medics from Hsipaw came to investigate the incident, and took away the bullets and Lung Jarm Phe\u2019s blood-stained shirt.<\/p>\n

On February 28, his family held a funeral for him, and arranged his burial.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n