Four persons assumed to be Arakan Army (AA) members that were arrested together with explosives in Mandalay city have been filed with lawsuits under the anti-terrorism and telecommunications laws, according to police sources. 

At about 10 am on September 10, police searched a house between 70th Street and Dathana Street in Myothit Ward-5, Chanmyathazi Township, Mandalay Region. At the house, 40 satellite phones, 30 binoculars, 25 GPS devices, 1,000 detonators and five packets of what assumed to be white gunpowder were seized and four men namely Aung Lin Htet, Myat Khaing, Chan Nyein and Po Kyaw were arrested. 

Lawsuits started filing against them under Section 50 (i) /51 (c) of the anti-terrorism law and Section 67 of the telecommunications law, according to Chanmyathazi Township Police Force. 

When contacted however, the head of Mandalay Region Police Force said the case was still under investigation and he did not release details.