The students reportedly face charges under Section 505 (b) of the Penal Code for public mischief, Section 143 of the Penal Code for unlawful assembly, Section 145 for joining or continuing in an unlawful assembly, knowing it has been commanded to disperse, Section 147 for punishment for rioting, and Section 332 for voluntarily causing injury to deter a public servant from their duty. The students have been detained in Thayawady Prison in Bago Region.