Sittwe: Many anti-Burmese military junta flyers are being distributed in Sittwe despite the recent increase in the deployment of security forces throughout the city.
 
A politician from Sittwe said, "I saw some flyers demanding the reduction of commodity prices and some flyers demanding the release of a prominent monk who is serving a seven-and-a-half year sentence in prison in Buthidaung. Furthermore, some flyers are encouraging Arakanese people to struggle for the Arakanese nationalist movement."
 
The prominent monk is U Ithiriya, who was arrested last year during the Saffron Revolution protests in Sittwe and is now serving a jail term at the Buthidaung prison. Many flyers have been distributed demanding his immediate release.
 
According to a local source, the flyers are being distributed in Sittwe since last month in the name of students, workers, and monks.
 
Recently, a flyer under the banner of the youth and student worker unit was distributed in Sittwe, requesting people to protect the lives of monks in Sittwe who are preparing to stage a demonstration for the freedom of the oppressed people from the yoke of military rule.
 
"Flyers are not only being distributed in Sittwe, but there are also posters and leaflets appearing in Sittwe, especially in markets, hospitals, and temples," the politician said.
 
In Sittwe, security forces have been deployed in many places and the authorities are closely watching the situation in the city. The politician confirmed that the authorities are worried that another demonstration will break out in Sittwe in the near future given the anti-government activities that have been going on recently.