In a move by the Burmese military junta, which is becoming more and more blatant, Burma’s prominent student democracy activists are being constantly watched by unidentified people astride motor cycles.

Former student leaders said since May 27 till date, groups of people on two wheelers have been hanging out around their residents and stalking them. They are keeping a beady eye on their movements from dawn to late at night.

“Even today they were following me. It happens every day. They sit not too far from my house and keep a close eye on me. They came on three to four motor cycles and some don’t even have a number plate,” said Pyone Cho, an 88 generation student leader.

Pyone Cho said he was followed on nine motorbikes on Thursday while returning from the Martyrs’ Day ceremony held at the National League for Democracy head office. He reported it to local authorities.

Mya Aye said, the people who have been monitoring their movements come in civilian clothes, and do not disclose which organization they belong to. They revealed that they had been ordered to keep a watch on the students against their wishes.

“I stopped one of the guys on a bike and asked him, whether he was not tired of following us. He said he was tired and left without another word,” Mya Aye told Mizzima over telephone.

But Min Zeya, another 88 generation student leader, expressed concern and said that with unknown people keeping a close watch and stalking them till dusk it posed a big threat to their security.

“I am concerned about our security, because we don’t know who they are and have never seen them before. In the event of their pulling us into an alley and beating us, we would not know where to report for action,” said Min Zeya.

The students said, the people, whom they believe to be members of local law enforcing agencies, had started following them since May 27 and have been disturbing them constantly.