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. The database can be accessed at any time by immigration officials and military officers to verify suspicious individuals’ personal information and cross-reference their details.
According to military sources in Naypyidaw, checkpoints and travel routes throughout the country are now connected to the National Database computer system, allowing authorities to conduct individual checks using the Person Scrutinization and Monitoring System (PSMS). This system contains registration records of all military deserters, police deserters, CDM staff, and those with political offense records. The military council has installed checkpoints with access to the National Database and PSMS connectivity 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 the Myawaddy border gate in particular, there has been a recent increase in arrests of CDM staff members while attempting to obtain bridge crossing permits to Mae Sot, Thailand. According to a border crossing permit service agency based in Myawaddy on the Thai-Myanmar border, the military has entered CDM staff records into the computer system, making it impossible for listed individuals to avoid detection. The military council has been collecting biographical data from all Myanmar citizens through the e-ID system and entering it into the database, along with collecting biometric data, verification, and issuing Unique ID (UID) numbers. They are now using this system to track down and arrest their targets.
