Rathedaung
Township:
Twenty two
villagers were arrested from Anukpin village of Rathedaung Township earlier and
on June 27, again 60 villagers were arrested from the said village by army and
Nasaka. After arrest, they were sent to Rakhine villages where they were
tortured severally by Rakhine villagers. After that, they were sent to Akyab.
The fate of the arrested villagers is not known to their relatives. The village
has about 1000 houses, of them, 60 houses were burned down by Rakhines with the
help of army and Nasaka though they have responsibility to give security of the
Rohingya villagers, said a villager from Rathedaung on condition of
anonymity.
Besides, 350
houses from Mozai Dia village and 150 houses of Sarat Pyin village were burned
down into ashes by a group of Rakhine extremists in front of army and Nasaka.
The concerned authorities declared that the army and Nasaka take security of the
villages of Rathedaung Township. It is very difficult to understand that the
army and Nasaka give security only Rakhine, but not to Rohingyas. They also
co-operate with the racist Rakhines for arson attack to the Rohingya villages.
The Burmese media also highlighted that the Rakhines are suffering from crisis
of food and shelter, showing artificial Rakhine refugees who have been taking
shelter in Nasaka camps and Buddhist monasteries of Maungdaw and Akyab
(Sittwe).
In addition on
June 26, the Rohingya villagers were flooded by heavy rain fall in Rathedaung.
There is no place to take shelter whose houses had already burned down by
Rakhine mobs. There is no one to give them any help as it is an isolated area.
Every day, the army and Nasaka along with some Rakhines arrest the Rohingya
villagers, so, the villagers are passing their days and nights with terrible
situation for fear of arrest and torture.
Situation
Maungdaw Township:
Yesterday, at
about 4:00 pm a widow – Syeda Kanon daughter of Basa Meah – was shot dead by
army while she was returning from a grazing ground with her goat. When the army
took away her goat forcibly from her, the widow asked the army “Why do you take
away my goat?”. It caused army angry and shot dead her on the spot. She was
forty-five year old of Lamba Ghona village. Earlier, the army also took away a
cow from her.
Moreover,
today, at about 8:30 am, two helicopters arrived at Aley Than Kyaw village of
Maungdaw Township from Akyab(Sittwe) and then flied to Nasaka headquarters to
see the Rakhine refugees who have been taking shelter in the Nasaka camps and
Buddhist monasteries at Maungdaw. The refugees are the Natala villagers who were
brought to the Nasaka camps from Maungdaw north, Buthidaung and Rathedaung
townships and the relocated Natala villagers of southern side of Maundaw town.
Whenever, the international community and the high level officials from
Naypyidaw visited Maungdaw, they only see the Rakhine refugees. They never
visited to Rohingya refugees (internal refugees) who have been locking in their
own villages by imposing state of emergency. They have been suffering from food
crisis since the sectarian violence was occurred. The government didn’t expose
to the international community regarding the internal Rohingya refugees who have
been persecuted by the Burmese authorities by daily basis.
Besides, the
army and Nasaka are arresting the Rohingya villagers continuously, especially
from Nurrullah Para, Kilaidaung, Sarcumbo, Horsara and Sombonna villages and
other villagers of Maungdaw Township. The authorities are targeting mostly to
Rohingya young people even 10-12 year old boys. It is learnt that the young boys
were stabbed by Natala villagers, after arrest.
The authorities also took away cattle, goats, rice, fowls and valuables from Rohingya villagers. Every night, the armies, Nasaka accompanied by Rakhines go to the said villages and make arbitrary arrest to the villagers. So, the villagers flee from the villages leaving their family members in the villages. Taking this advantage, the authorities assault the Rohingya women and young girls in the villages. This is the daily basis occurrence in the Rohingya villages. Where is the international community? asked a villager from inside Arakan.
The authorities also took away cattle, goats, rice, fowls and valuables from Rohingya villagers. Every night, the armies, Nasaka accompanied by Rakhines go to the said villages and make arbitrary arrest to the villagers. So, the villagers flee from the villages leaving their family members in the villages. Taking this advantage, the authorities assault the Rohingya women and young girls in the villages. This is the daily basis occurrence in the Rohingya villages. Where is the international community? asked a villager from inside Arakan.
Police arrests
with various forms in Maungdaw
Police officer
inspector U aung Kyaw Than and its groups arrested Rohingya with various forms
– called for repairing, meeting , listed involved in the demonstration on
June 8 and meeting on the road- recently in Maungdaw, according to Maungdaw
resident.
Today evening,
the police personnel arrested Mohamed – a Rohingya technician- from clock tower
junction for calling to repair the police vehicle, but he was sent to the
Maungdaw police station with false allegation as he involved in the
demonstration on June 8.
Similarly, two
Rohingyas from Bomu village were arrested while they are going to their home
from another friend home in the same village. The police met them on the road
inside the village, but arrested with false allegation that they were doing to
set fire the house yesterday.
Nasaka checks
Rohingyas’ family list in Maungdaw
Maungdaw,
Arakan State: Burmese border security force (Nasaka) has been going to check the
family lists of Rohingya today morning, according to village administration
office member from Maungdaw,
The Nasaka has
been starting to check the family list of Ward number 2 and 4 where the Nasaka
checked the lists with family members and if anyone fail to show on the time of
checking, he/she was eased from the list. If every member is present at the time
of checking, the authority issued a card masked “Checked”
But, in
Kyikanpyin and Nwahyondaung village, Nasaka has been checking the family lists
but Nasaka has been taking signature from the family head on a blank paper
after checked the list.
It is learnt
that the medicine of MARTEZA (an NGO) and food items of World Food Program (WFP)
were destroyed by the flood of June 26. On that day rain fall very heavily and
caused inundated many villagers of Maungdaw north, said a youth from north of
Maungdaw.
Situation of
Buthidaung:
Two persons
were released today morning who were arrested by army yesterday. The released
two persons are: a son of Mr. Abu Toyub and another one is Adam Zee from Ward
No. 7 of Buthidaung town. But, another two were not released among 4 persons who
were arrested yesterday, said a trader from the locality.
Many villagers
of Buthidaung south and north were flooded by heavy rain on June 26. The
villagers have been suffering from many difficulties and there is no any help
from government side.
Besides, the
market of Buthidaung town was inundated under the water since Tuesday. The
concerned authorities didn’t allow the shopkeepers to move their goods from the
shops to other safe places giving the reasons that there should be untoward
situation while moving the goods. As result, most of the goods should be rotten
for keeping them for three days under the water. However, today at about 2:00 pm
the concerned authorities of the market allowed shopkeepers to enter the market
to see their goods.
Before, the
sectarian violence, the concerned authorities did not allow to buy any one more
than two kgs of rice from the market.
It is learnt
that over 10,000 people including Rakhines and Rohingyas have been taking
shelter in the Buthidaung High School because of flood.
Source by KPN
Source by KPN