Posted on 07/29/2005 2:28:00 AM PDT by ZayYa
In April 2005, an ascetic Buddhist monk who lived in the forest in Ka Li village tract, in Kun-Hing township, was tortured and beaten to death by SPDC troops from LIB524, at a cave called Tham Loi Mon about 2 miles east of Ka Li village.
The monk, widely known as Zao Sin Man (meaning the one who firmly observes the Buddhist moral precepts), mostly lived in the forests and practised meditation in caves. He was a native of Murng Nawng village in Murng Nawng village tract, Kae-See township, and had assumed the monkhood since his teens many years ago.
The monk usually moved from one place to another after some time but always to the forests where there were caves in which meditation could be practised, living longer at some places than at others. At the time of the incident, he was living in a small hut built by himself at the mouth of the said cave in Ka Li village tract.
Although the monk had been living at the cave in Ka Li for only over a year, people knew about him and villagers in the surrounding areas often went to pay respect and offer alms to him. This had drawn the attention of the SPDC troops in the area who often visited the place and commented that monks living in forests were usually supporters of the Shan resistance, not ascetic monks.
On 21 April 2005, during the night, the monk was beaten, tortured and killed by SPDC troops from LIB524 stationed at Ka Li village. The villagers who went to see the monk the next morning found only his dead body, with 5 five-inch-long nails hammered into his head.
SPDC is the initials for the State Peace and Development Council, an offical name of the Burmese military junta which is never elected by the people.
das yuden
Thanks for posting. Can you change the headline to indicate that this took place in Burma? Most FReepers will not have any idea where Kun-Hing is.
A person ( victim) can live for an indefinative amount of time if the nails miss certain area's of the brain, and a practised torturer can perform frontal lobotomies( pl?) on his victims.
I think perhaps you underestimate the general knowledge of FReeper's and should maybe talk for yourself. Are you are including yourself among those that do not know where it is?
If you say so.
Ummm...I don't know where it is. Most of us don't walk around with a geography book on our PDAs. Putting "Burma" in the title would be a great idea.
You are an intellectual SNOB.
A horrible story, ZayYa, but thanks for posting it.
You must glory in your handle.
Count me among the ignorant who wondered what nation Kun-Hing was in, and I'm grateful there was a request that Burma be inserted into the thread's title.
Take a chill pill, Bill ... being critical really ain't sucha thrill.
My apologies Huber I am out of line here.
More information about Kun-Hing.
Kun-Hing or Kunhing is a township in southern Shan State, Burma.
It is known as the worst record of genocide by the Burma's army:
In 1997, 319 villagers were recorded killed relocation campaign (one monk was tied up in a sack and drowned).
In 2000, 83 villagers were shot down in 2 separate incidents.
In addition, 30 rape cases involving 117 women and girls were recorded between 1996-2001.
Correction
In my first comment, I said an unknown number of five-inch nails were found hammered. It should be read that 5 five-inch nails found hammered.
It is my regret.
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