Myanmar Army: $476 and Two Sacks of Rice, the Cost of a Conscript’s Life
Burma’s (Myanmar’s) military junta has never disclosed how many people it has conscripted. The post Myanmar Army: $476 and Two Sacks of Rice, the Cost of a Conscript’s Life appeared first on The Gateway Pundit.
TL;DR
- Myanmar's military junta has enacted a conscription law that results in the forced recruitment of young people through kidnapping, drugging, and press-ganging.
- Wealthier families often pay poorer individuals to serve in their stead, disproportionately affecting the poor.
- Conscripts are frequently unpaid, used as human shields, and assigned to dangerous frontline positions.
- Brokers and militia members profit from selling abducted individuals into military service, with prices ranging from $35 to $70 for street detentions and up to $7,500 for substitutes who pass medical exams.
- Families receive little to no compensation if their loved ones are killed, with promised death payments often being a meager amount like $476 and two sacks of rice, or even nothing at all.
- The practice has been compared to human trafficking, even by lawmakers within the pro-military party.