IEC Announces Law Enforcement Plan for Four Key Sectors
The Interim Executive Council of Karenni State announced on September 4, with announcement number (3/2024), that four sectors such as drugs issues, businesses that were not incompatible with revolution and morality, illegal arms trade and trafficking, and land-based and online gambling business would be banned in a law enforcement initiative in collaboration with Karenni State Revolutionary Forces (Chief of Staff group) to ensure a safe and equitable life in Karenni State.
It is also stated that the notice period for the project is set from September 4 to 24, and from September 25, the Law Enforcement Task Force and the Special Force would be formed, and they would be given instructions and authorities to handle it effectively.
The IEC has also announced that in four sectors that would be banned, the definitions of each sector and the activities that were prohibited according to the law enforcement plan, and in regards to the illegal arms trade, taking inventory of various weapons held by the community, the registration and regulatory compliance would be carried out.
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