{"id":8142,"date":"2026-10-22T07:04:07","date_gmt":"2026-10-22T07:04:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/myanmarmuslim.news\/en\/?p=8142"},"modified":"2026-10-22T07:48:54","modified_gmt":"2026-10-22T07:48:54","slug":"nawng-cho-myoma-masjid-is-confiscated-as-state-property","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/myanmarmuslim.news\/en\/2026\/10\/22\/nawng-cho-myoma-masjid-is-confiscated-as-state-property\/","title":{"rendered":"\u1014\u1031\u102c\u1004\u103a\u1001\u103b\u102d\u102f\u1017\u101c\u102e\u101e\u102d\u1019\u103a\u1038 Nawng Cho Myoma Masjid is confiscated as state property"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

This is an official court order from the Nothern Shan State, Kyaukme District Court in Myanmar<\/strong>, details a criminal conviction and sentencing under the Penal Code, as well as the confiscation of property.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Below is the English translation of the document:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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[Top Left Corner Header]<\/strong>
Kyaukme District Court…<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Criminal Regular Case No. 3\/2025 \u2013 Judgment Continuation – 10<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Because the consecutive actions committed by the accused constitute a single continuous offense arising out of the same transaction, the separate sentences imposed for each individual offense shall be served concurrently rather than consecutively. Therefore, the court hereby passes the following judicial order regarding the accused:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Order<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hla Htwe<\/strong> (Residing at: Railway Station Sector (1), Ward (4),, Kyaukme City), son of U Yar Kut, and Soe Thein son of U Ba Maw are found guilty under Section 50( Nya) of the Penal Code for Counter-Terrorism Law. He is hereby sentenced to 11 (eleven) years of imprisonment with hard labor. <\/strong>Under Section 52(A) of the Counter-Terrorism Law for Case (2), he is sentenced to, 3 (three) years of imprisonment with hard labor<\/strong>. and the court directs that these two separate prison terms shall be served concurrently<\/strong>. Consequently, they shall serve a total net sentence of 11 (eleven) years of imprisonment with hard labor<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The detention periods already served by the accused prior to this judgment during the trial shall be legally deducted from the total calculated prison sentence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Regarding the exhibits, the three buildings\u2014comprising Exhibit (b) the land, in Sector (6), Nawnghkio Town, Market Quarters, measuring 55 feet in length and 60 feet in width, situated on Land Plot No. (1), on which is constructed with dimensions of 50 feet in length, 60 feet in width, and 30 feet in height\u2014a building, Islamic Religious Masjid, Nawng Cho Myoma Masjid, shall be confiscated as state property<\/strong> after expiring the date of appeal or revision.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

(Signed)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kyaw Soe Khaing<\/em>

District Judge<\/strong>

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Kyaukme District Court<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

[Bottom Left Attestation]<\/strong>
Certified true copy.
(Signature)<\/em>
Office Superintendent<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Note: The bottom left corner and lower margin contain administrative stamps and signatures certifying the document copies by the authorized court clerk\/officer.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Situation regarding the Nawng Cho Myo Ma Masjid<\/strong> reflects the heavy toll the civil conflict in Myanmar has taken on religious institutions and minority communities. In areas shifting hands during operations by the Three Brotherhood Alliance<\/strong>, local infrastructure has frequently been caught in the crossfire or targeted after the fact.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Sit Khwes”<\/strong> (a derogatory local slang term used to refer to the Myanmar military junta soldiers) and nationalist groups like Ma Ba Tha<\/strong> have historically used accusations\u2014such as a mosque allegedly providing logistics or cooking meals for rebels\u2014to justify raids, closures, or seizures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Because local information environments, court dockets, and official declarations inside conflict zones like Shan State are highly restricted and tightly controlled, specific confirmation of an exact legal verdict or a localized administrative case ending “just now” is difficult to verify through public international registries. Systematic actions against Islamic infrastructure across Myanmar remain a critical concern highlighted by global watchdogs like the Burma Human Rights Network<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The specific report you referenced from SHAN News<\/strong> confirms that the Myanmar military junta (“Sit Khwes”)<\/strong> sealed and confiscated the Nawng Cho Myo Ma Masjid<\/strong> along with a Nepali\/Gurkha community rest house and over 20 civilian homes. [1<\/a>, 2<\/a>]<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Local ground reports from media outlets like Democratic Voice of Burma (DVB)<\/a><\/strong> and Myanmar Now<\/a><\/strong> detail the context of how this seizure unfolded:<\/p>\n\n\n\n