No plans to suspend Criminal Act 144 in Minbu oil refineries

The imposition of Criminal Act 144 in Minbu district, Minbu township Mann oil refinery and oil refineries from Tauksharpin-Kanniyay, Magwe Region will not be suspended pending the enactment of other laws to safeguard the areas, said Deputy Minister for Home Affairs Major General Aung Soe. The deputy minister was answering a question by Amyotha Hluttaw MP U Tin Aung Htun from Magwe Region Constituency 5 on whether there are plans to suspend Criminal Act 144 in Minbu township. Criminal Act 144 allows for the imposition of a curfew in areas deemed needing “immediate speedy remedy” of criminal activities.

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