ICC Note:
Two Kachin pastors that disappeared on Christmas Eve have yet to be found. The two pastors had helped journalists who had traveled to their region to report on the government bombing of a local church. Then the military summoned them to the military base. They have not been heard from since. A local said, “No one dares to go and search for them.” Myanmar has scaled up attacks against separatist movements in the area, however, the fighting has often claimed the lives of innocent civilians and government forces have destroyed scores of churches and villages in the process. Currently, an estimated 100,000 Kachin, who are predominantly Christian, have been displaced from their homes.
1/9/2017 Myanmar (The Irrawaddy) – The whereabouts of Nawng Latt and Gam Seng, two Kachin pastors who disappeared on Christmas Eve in the battle-scarred northern Shan State town of Mong Ko after being summoned by the army, remain unknown.
The two men had helped journalists from Rangoon (including those from The Irrawaddy) report on the situation in Mong Ko, the site of recent heavy fighting between the Burma Army and a coalition of ethnic armed groups. They are affiliated with the Kachin Baptist Convention (KBC), the largest church group operating among the largely Christian Kachin community.
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