Col. Min Than, a former Lower House military lawmaker, is set to become the new border affairs and security minister in Rakhine State on Friday.

A teacher, an administrator and others are in military custody in Rakhine State, facing anti-terrorism charges for alleged Arakan Army ties—charges their relatives deny.

He was on his way to the monastery he teaches displaced children at when he was arrested for “doing something suspicious with his phone,” school staff say they were told.