The terrorist military council is using an electronic ID verification system linked to a National Database to identify and arrest military deserters, police deserters, Civil Disobedience Movement (CDM) staff, and political activists across the country, according to military sources in Naypyidaw. The council has detailed records of military deserters, police deserters, CDM staff, and free political activists from across the country stored in a computerized National Database system. This database can be accessed at any time by immigration officials and military officers to verify suspicious individuals’ personal information and cross-reference their details.
The military council has implemented checkpoints equipped with the National Database computer system and Person Scrutinization and Monitoring System (PSMS) at various locations including Junction 3, Mile 26 of Yangon-Mandalay Highway, Min Lwe Kon Gate at the Hlegu-Bago border, Nyaung Khar Shay, Hpa-an Gate, Myawaddy Border Gate, Tachileik Border Gate, and Kawthaung Border Gate. At these checkpoints, authorities can access the National Database to conduct individual verification using PSMS. The system contains registration information for all military deserters, police deserters, CDM staff, and those with political offense records, according to military sources in Naypyidaw.
There has been a recent increase in arrests of CDM staff at the Myawaddy border gate while attempting to obtain bridge crossing permits to Mae Sot, Thailand. The military council has compiled comprehensive records in their computer system, making it virtually impossible for anyone listed in the database to avoid detection. A border crossing service agency based in Myawaddy on the Thai-Myanmar border warned that extra caution is needed as the system contains detailed CDM staff records. The military council has been collecting biographical data and biometric data from all Myanmar citizens through the e-ID system, entering it into the database, and issuing Unique ID (UID) numbers. They are now using this system to track down and arrest their targets.
