Random arrest in Maungdaw.
7 Sept (Kaladan Press): Maungdaw police
personnel arrested Rohingyas from the Maungdaw market and while on the
way to market.
Police arrested Noor Mohamed (aka) Maung Kyaw-50 s/o Master Jamalfrom
Ward No.(1) of Maungdaw Town,
Fayros Khan from
Ward No.(4), Delu from
Myoma Kayan Dan(Shikdar Para), Mohamed s/o Iliyas and Mohamed Ayas s/o Nurul
Salam from
Ward No.(5).
U Aung Kyaw Than and U Hla Sein, the police officers led the
operation to arrest the Rohingyas from the town. They are also
threatening to the Rohingys not to talk to anybody who come from outside
after paying demand money to police officer. If anyone talks about the
payment, he/ she will be jailed for 30 years.
The police officer U Aung Kyaw Than also said that they have to
arrest around 128 people from the
Ward No.(5), who were already judgments
for sentenced without person.
A village elder from the
Ward No.(5) said that 128 people had already
been arrested by security forces and sent them to jail. The police
officer demanded Kyat 30,000 per each for their release,
but they were not able to pay the money. So they are detained in the
police station, so far.
Yesterday, the police officers also arrested U Ba Maung (aka) Potia from
Myoma Kaya Dan village while he was going
to Maungdaw market.
...
(Mohd Hussein Ali's report): The
two star police officer Aung Kyaw Kham and four police from Maungdaw
Police Station arrested Rohingya villagers and looted money, valuable things. Those arrested victims are:-
(1) Abul Husson s/o Hamzar from Ward Number (5) on 3 Spet at 9:00 am. His wife also raped by Aung Kyaw Kham.
(2) Ishaque s/o Hason Shorif from Myo Ma Ka Yenin Dan (Shiddar Para) village on 6 Sept at 2:00pm.
Arrested on 7 Sept at 11:00am are;
(1) Maung Kyaw (a) Noor Mohamed s/o Jamal Ahmed from Ward number (1)
(2) Saw Lue from Ward number (4)
(3) Farus from Ward number (4)
(4)Mohammed s/o
Elyas Ward Number (5)
(5) Another one from Maung Nee ( Maung Nee Para) village
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6 Sept (Mohd Hussein Ali's report):
A Rohingya man with a child
and a woman were killed in Maungdaw down town by police and Hluntin on
September 4. They were arrested from Maungdaw market and called to South
East of Maungdaw big pond behind City-hall where Hluntin security
outpost. On 6 Sept, it was seen that police and Hluntin took out those
3 dead bodies from that place and brought to Maungdaw 4-Mile Hluntin
Regiment.
Again at about 4:00pm, two Rakhines named Maung Ba Tun and Saw
Maungdaw from Bagonna Na Ta La village entered to the East block of Bagonna Rohingya
village followed by five policemen seized all the documentary papers
such as ID card, Famililist, land records and extorted money.
(Kaladan Press): Recently, an army check- post is established nearby
Shwe Zaar bridge of Maungdaw Town. The army has been collecting Kyat 5000 per house excluding Rakhine village.
An owner, Zalal Ahmed has paid 1,800 Kyat for his own two goats to take back from the army which stationed at
Nwah yon Taung ( Hor O Dil) school. The two goats were taken away by the army while grazing in a field nearby his house on 25 Aug.
Four fishermen; Abul Shama-45 hailed from
Kular Bill village and Abdu Shuker-40 s/o Boshor, Komile-25 s/o Dil Mohamed, Osir Ullah-22 s/o Fazal Ahmed from
Nari bill,
were arrested by Burma border security force (Nasaka) on September 4,
at night for fishing in the Naff River. They gave two kg of fish and
paid money to the Nasaka per head to obtain permission. However, they
were arrested by the Nasaka at 11:00 pm and detained at the Nasaka camp
as a result of the poor fishermen are unable to pay the demand of 50,000
Kyat per each.
(
Kaladan Press):
A Rohingya female with her three children’s dead bodies were found in
Maungdaw town by police and Hluntin and took away by truck on September
4.
The dead bodies were not identified who they were as the
local villagers were not allowed to see the dead bodies. Some of the
Rohingya villagers had seen the dead bodies that were floating in the
creek – it is old stream, the western side of old Rohingya graveyard-
and on the western side of the Maungdaw foot-ball ground.
(
Kaladan Press): In the present of The Hluntin (riot police), a Rohingya youth Shuna Meah-20, hailed from
Bakah Gone Nah
village of Maungdaw North, was catapulted by a Rakhine youth in front
of the Maungdaw general hospital and from authorized pawn shop on
September 2, while he was on the way to home after marketing from the
Maungdaw market.
His forehead was seriously hit by the catapult and the iron
ball entered to his head. As a result, he was fell down to the ground
and some Rakhine youths came to the spot to carry the wounded body in
the intention of hiding the body. But, luckily, a vehicle of GE (army)
came to the spot and rescued the victim and sent to nearby hospital for
treatment.
On the same day, the Rakhine youths also beaten up severely to a
Rohingya shopkeeper who was selling rice at Maungdaw market. However,
he was rescued by some Rakhine women from the market.
(
Kaladn Press): A village head Abul Hussain-50 s/o Hamza from
Ward No.(5),
going to the Maungdaw market, was arrested by the police officer U
Maung Kyaw Than accompanied by three other police personnel and taken to
police station on September 4.
As we NDPHR
received information, Abul Hussain and the 6 other Rohingyas were
arrested and took away by putting black-mask on the face.
Similarly, Mohamed Isque s/o Hasson Shrif of
Myoma Khayoungdan
village, was arrested from home today morning with false allegation of
involved in the recent riots by police officer Aung Kyaw Than.
In Maungdaw Town, the police officers such as— U Aung Kyaw Than, Tu
Tu, U Hla Thein, U Aung Kyaw Kant and U Thet Naing Soe —- are the most
notorious officers and give troubles to the Rohingya community.
3 Sept (
Kaladan Press):
The Nasaka Commander of Nasaka area No. 6, with the collaboration of Ayas s/o Dil Mohamed from
Paun Zaar village and Shah Alam s/o Issaque from
Labbor Zaar village arbitrary arrested. Some arrestees from
Labbor Zaar (Kayin Taw)
village are identified as Mohamed Rashid s/o Abu Siddik (Kyat 3.5
million had paid for his release), Moulvi Habib Salam s/o Abdu Salam
(Kyat 2.8 million), Fayas Ahmed s/o Abu Siddik (Kyat 2.2 million), Hafez
Iddris s/o Moulvi Amir Hussain (Kyat 1.7 million), Ziabul Haque s/o
Boshar (Kyat 1.5 million), Mohibullah s/o Nuruz Zaman (Kyat 2.5
million), Hafez Ziaur Rahaman s/o Rahshid Ahamed and his younger brother
Afzur Rahaman (Kyat 4.5 million), Moulvi Mohamed Sayed s/o Amir Bokshu
(Kyat 2-million), Moulvi Mohamed Khan s/o Abdu Salam (Kyat 3.2 million),
Hafez Ali Hussain s/o Hamid Hussain and his younger brother Ali Boktu
(Kyat 2.5 million), Mohamed Juhar s/o Mohamed Hussain (Kyat one
million), Moulvi Abu Siddik s/o Abdu Sukkur (Kyat one million), Hafez
Mohamed Tareq s/o Usman Goni (Kyat 0.7 million), Moulvi Sona Meah s/o
Lal Meah (Kyat 3.5 million), Mohamed Jubair s/o Gura Meah (Kyat 0.8
million), Ms Ayesha m/o Ismat Ara Begum ( Kyat 0.4 million), Mohamed
Esaque s/o Nazir Ahmed (alias) Khalu (Kyat 0.2 million), Moulvi Mohamed
Nozum s/o Khobir Ahmed (Kyat 5 .4 million), Hafez Kamal - Ali Akber
(Kyat 0.8 million), Noor Alam s/o Queila Meah and his son ( Kyat 2.5
million), Moulvi Idris s/o Mohamed Hussain (Kyat 1.5 million) and
Mohamed Yousuf s/o Mohamed Hussain (Kyat 0.7 million).
Besides, Nasaka personnel also arrested Moulvi Mohamed Meah s/o Hamid Hussain from
Lobba Zaar village.
At first, he paid Kyat one million for his release, but Nasaka again
demanded Kyat one million, so he is going into hiding as he was unable
to fulfill Nasaka’s demand.
Another villager Kolim Ullah s/o Abul Hashim is also going into
hiding because he was not able to pay the Nasaka’s extra demand. At
first, he paid Kyat 0.8 million to the Nasaka for his release, but after
release, Nasaka personnel again demanded extra 0.8 million money.
Abdur Rahim son-in-law of Yasin from
Labbor Zaar
village was also arrested by Nasaka personnel and was released after
paying Kyat one million. He was detained for 10 days in the camp. After
release, Nasaka demanded extra another Kyat one million to avoid arrest
again. But, he was unable to pay the money, so he was arrested again.
Mohamed Harun s/o Nazir Ahamed, hailed from Labbor Zaar village was
arrested by Nasaka personnel and released after paying Kyat 0.3 million.
However, the Nasaka again asked him to pay another Kyat 0.3 million.
But, he is unable to pay the money and is going into hiding.”
Kabir Ahamed s/o Noor Mohamed and his younger brother were arrested
by Nasaka personnel. He is a shopkeeper of Maungdaw municipal market. At
present, he lives at
Ali Para of Ward No.(1). Both of them were released after paying Kyat five millions.
On August 21, Border Affars Minister
Lt General Thein Htay said that only 987 people were arrested involved
in the riots. But, according to local information, more people were
arrested by the concerned authorities.
2 Sept (
Kaladan Press):
Some
of the Rohingya border pass travelers were beaten up by Rakhine youths
in front of the old cinema hall – Hluntin out post where mostly Rakhine
youths stay with them – Maungdaw Town and looted their goods while they
were going to their homes after returning from Bangladesh with one day
border pass.
This matter was appraised to the Nasaka personnel of
Maungdaw exit/entry gate, but the Nasaka denied taking any action
against the Rakhine culprits. The Rakhine youths blocked while the
Rohingya travelers returned on the way to their home, so they stayed
overnight a nearby Rohingya village named
Ukil Para (Auck Ywa) for their safety.
(
Kaladan Press): A young Rohingya girl nick name Sara d/o late Kalu from
Baggona village, was picked up by Nasaka personnel when she was crossing the bridge of Pan Daw Pyin Nasaka out-post of
Aley Than Kyaw, has been raped by Nasaka personnel on August 31.
A Nasaka out- post is established near the bridge for bridge
security and the Nasaka also collects 300-500 kyats per head who
crossing the bridge( it is only for Rohingya community).
