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CHIN COMMUNITY IN NORWAY (CCN)Date: 19 April, 2007 Chin Community in Norway (CCN) condemns the summary execution of three Chin village headmenChin Community in Norway (CCN) condemns the summary executions of three village headmen, viz. Maung Khe (32) of Lung Phunu village, Hung Ling (25) of Cum Nam village, Ting Co of Sangseh village in sourthern Chin State by the troops from Burma Army Light Infantry Battalion (LIB) No. 104 and LIB, No. 304 under Tactical Operation Command II based in Matupi Township headed by Colonel San Aung on 07 March, 2007.We are terribly concerned for two other villagers, namely Tin Ceu of Sangseh village and Maung Oo who were disappeared. We are gravely overwhelmed with grief and sorrow upon the executions of three Chin village headmen, extend our deepest condolence to the victim’s families. The three Chin village headmen were executed after being accused of failing to report the troop movement of Chin National Army/ Chin National Front, an armed group fighting and struggling for Self-determination, Democracy based on Federal system in Burma (Myanmar), opposing the ruling military junta. Many innocent Chin civilians are accused of sympathizing and supporting financial aids to the armed group.Across the Chin State, religious persecutions, killing, torturing, raping are constantly committed by the military regime on the innocent Chin people. “It is a norm rather than exceptional practice within the Burma Army to summarily execute anyone suspected of being anti-regime. Too many cases of summary executions have been carried out with impunity against ethnic communities across Burma. This kind of arbitrarily killing is meant to teach a lesson to the public that the price of dissent is death” says Salai Bawi Lian Mang, Director of Chin Human Rights Organization.Chin Community in Norway (CCN), therefore urges Burma’s State Peace and Development Council (SPDC) to cease immediately such kind of executions of the innocent civilians without judicial trial and investigation. Chin Community in Norway (CCN) strongly endorsed Chin Human Rights Organization (CHRO) calls for the UN special Rapporteur on Extra-judicial, Summary or Arbitrary Executions to conduct an independent investigation into extra-judicial and summary killings of civilians in Burma. Chin Community in Norway (CCN)Norway.