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 fugitive political activists stored in a computerized National Database system. This database can be accessed at any time by immigration officials and military officers to verify personal information and check suspicious individuals.
The system, known as the Person Scrutinization and Monitoring System (PSMS), has been implemented at checkpoints and along travel routes nationwide, allowing for real-time verification of individuals. The database contains registration information for all military deserters, police deserters, CDM staff, and those with political offense records. The military council has installed checkpoints with access to this database system 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, there has been a recent increase in arrests of CDM staff members attempting to cross to Mae Sot while applying for bridge crossing permits. According to a border crossing service agency based in Myawaddy on the Thai-Myanmar border, since the database contains comprehensive lists of CDM staff, it has become extremely difficult for listed individuals to avoid detection. The military council has implemented this system after collecting biographical data and biometric data from Myanmar citizens through the e-ID system, creating unique ID numbers, and entering all information into the database. This system is now being used to track and arrest targeted individuals throughout the country.
