Arrest for eating Jelaphi (sweet) in Maungdaw

Maungdaw, Arakan State: Three youths were arrested by local border security force (Nasaka), yesterday while eating Jelaphi at  home shop  - a kind of local made sweet, which made of mixture of sugar, powder of rice  and oil - in the village at about 10:00 mid-night, said a  relative of the victims. 

“The arrestees were identified as Sayeddul Amin (22), son of Abdu Zalil, ali Zuhar (30), son of Noru Alam, and Mohamed Noor (23), son of Mohamed Jalil. They all belong to Nanda Khali village of Nasaka area No.6 of Maungdaw Township.”

“A group of Nasaka from a Nasaka outpost camp, who has been temporarily taking station recently at the village administration office, went to the Jelaphi shop while the said three youths were eating Jelaphi. But, the Nasaka arrested them at shop with allegation of drinking wine.”

The three youths were severely tortured in their temporarily camp of village administration office and the Nasaka demanded money to release while keeping them with stocks.

However, they all were released after paying Kyat 700,000 to the Nasaka, the next day in the morning, said a close friend of the victim.

“The youths are eating sweet (Jelaphi) from a sweet maker in their village. They did not commit any crime but they are arrested and tortured and demand money to release,” said a village elder.

“People across the Arakan State hope that the visiting US Secretary of State Ms.Hillary Clinton will give pressure to the new civilian Burmese government backed by army regarding the human rights violation in every part of the Burma,” said a local elder from Maungdaw Town.