Vocalist Ta Tha Tha reported on her social media page that she, along with other prisoners, escaped during the fighting in Sintgu Township, Mandalay Region.

“The authorities didn’t release us; we escaped. The fighting occurred twice in Sintgu Township. During the first incident, prisoners in manacles were taken from the prison cell in Sintgu town and transferred to Ma Khaut village. We were manacled for about a week and hardly slept. There were eight prisoners, including two females. After a week, we were transported back to the prison cell in Sintgu Township. Three days later, the fighting resumed. All police members fled the Sintgu police station, leaving us behind. We had no rice for two days. Planes dropped bombs on Sintgu Township. My manager and some organizations saved us by breaking the lock of the prison cell. As we escaped, planes and drones opened fire on us. One prisoner was wounded in the leg. I am now temporarily taking shelter in a safer place in Shwe Bo Township,” Ta Tha Tha wrote on her Facebook.

“My daughter, Khin Pa Pa, only followed my orders and should not be punished. I have never scammed anyone online. I am charged under Section 30(a) at the Sintgu Township Court, but there is no court or evidence now. The road is closed, so I can’t come. If the relevant departments want to arrest me, they can find my address on Messenger. I didn’t commit a prison break. The police abandoned the station after locking the prison cell. To survive, we ran out during the bombing,” she added.

There has been fighting between the Military (Tatmadaw) and PDF members in Madaya and Sintgu townships near the Mandalay region, causing some locals to flee to safer places. 

Vocalist Ta Tha Tha has been charged and detained at Sintgu Police Station. Before her arrest, she was popular among the public for her live conversations with Athen Cho on social media. Subsequently, her daughter was charged under the Telecommunications Act 66(c).