A/HRC/42/CRP.5 427. In other instances, AA fighters have demanded that Chin villagers transport them using their boats through the waterways.977 The Mission also learned of cases where Chin villagers were taken to AA bases and forced to work there. 978 At times, the forced labour was accompanied by violent threats by the AA fighters when villagers failed to comply with their orders.979 428. Chin villagers told the Mission of their extreme fear of being the subject of Tatmadaw reprisals for assisting or supporting the AA in any way. As one man noted: “I am always scared when the AA is in my boat, because the Tatmadaw might find out. Because of both sides, we are so scared.”980 2. Abductions and deprivation of liberty 429. The Mission also received allegations of the AA abducting Chin villagers who were never seen again.981 This included Chin village administrators,982 some of whom never returned.983 The Mission was told that family members of these village administrators assume that their relatives have been targeted and killed by the AA for their role as village administrator, which meant they had close dealings with the Tatmadaw.984 As one Chin villager said: “Soldiers kicked open the door and took him. They said arrest that man, arrest that man.”985 430. The Mission also received credible reports that early in April 2019 the AA abducted a group of construction workers, including people from ethnic Rakhine and Chin minorities.986 The AA claimed the workers were military spies,987 an allegation that the Tatmadaw denies.988 Reports indicate that the construction workers were released in August 2019.989 977 978 979 980 981 982 983 984 985 986 987 988 989 CI-256, LI-147. LI-144, LI-181. LI-142, LI’144. LI-147. CI-247, CI-254, LI-158. CI-247 CI-254, LI-160. CI-247, CI-254. CI-247, CI-254. CI-254. CI-319, See also: BNI Multimedia Group, “Chin Man Included in Eight Workers Detained by Arakan Army” (9 April 2019), Nan Lwin Hnin Pwint “AA Says Construction Company Employees it Abducted Were Military Spies” (The Irrawaddy, 4 April 2019), Chan Thar “Arakan Army detains eight construction workers” (Myanmar Times, 4 April 2019). Arakan Army, "Interview with the Commander-in-Chief of AA (Part 2)" (10 May 2019): https://www.arakanarmy.net/amp/aa-%E1%80%85%E1%80%85-%E1%80%A6-%E1%80%85%E1%80%81-%E1%80%95-%E1%80%84-%E1%80%90-%E1%82%95%E1%80%86%E1%80%99-%E1%80%99%E1%80%94-%E1%80%81%E1%80%84-%E1%80%A1%E1%80%95%E1%80%84-%E1%81%82 Radio Free Asia, “Nighttime Curfew Imposed in Five Townships in Myanmar’s Rakhine State” (2 April 2019); Radio Free Asia, “Interview with Brig-Gen Zaw Min Tun” available at: https://www.rfa.org/burmese/news/military-responds-to-aa-statement-on-suhtoosan04032019073341.html (wherein the Brig-Gen states “it is possible that some employees of the construction company used to be Tatmadaw Intelligence members. Intelligence group and Tatmadaw are not very closely affiliated anymore. So this is just an excuse, to bring down the whole [construction] project”) https://twitter.com/KThwey/status/1162938213033340932 https://www.arakanarmy.net/post/%E1%80%96%E1%80%99-%E1%80%86-%E1%80%91%E1%80%94-%E1%80%9E-%E1%80%99-%E1%80%91-%E1%80%9E-%E1%80%99%E1%80%91-%E1%80%99-%E1%80%85%E1%80%85-%E1%80%98%E1%80%80-%E1%80%84%E1%80%99%E1%80%9E%E1%80%80-%E1%80%86-%E1%80%84-%E1%80%9E%E1%80%99-%E1%80%A1-%E1%80%9C-%E1%80%90-%E1%80%95%E1%81%BF%E1%80%95-%E1%80%96%E1%80%85-%E1%81%BE%E1%80%80%E1%80%84-%E1%80%91-%E1%80%90-%E1%80%95%E1%80%94%E1%81%BE%E1%80%80-%E1%80%84-%E1%80%81-%E1%80%80 121