Life in Ayeyarwady Region is low risk, high reward for the junta’s corrupt police officers, but they live in fear of being transferred to a conflict zone to replenish the Myanmar military’s dwindling ranks.
Thefts and robberies, often violent, have skyrocketed in Myanmar’s commercial capital since the February 2021 coup, with residents setting up night patrols in some areas as police do little to stop the surge in crime.
BY Frontier
