Judgments come from Nasaka Head office: Maungdaw Magistrate

Maungdaw, Arakan State: Most of the judgments come from Burma border security force (Nasaka) head office, stated U Khin Zaw ,Maungdaw Magistrate to the lawyers who are working in the Maungdaw law court.

“We are just reading the judgment in the court after hearing the case which had come to us from Nasaka head office.”

The statement came out after hearing a case of a young Rohingya –Syed Ali son of Ali Akbar hailed from block number 2 - where all the witness and medical reports favorer to him, but the court sentenced him five years and six months on December 23, said a lawyer from Maungdaw law court.

The false case – communicating a young girl - was filed against by block administration officer with Nasaka personnel. The Rohingya community in Maungdaw is not allowed to meet or communicate a girl which the authorities made it as a crime.

“The authority forced him with allegation of meeting with a girl at night and filed a case which sentenced him five and half year jail from Maungdaw law court.”

“But, the judgment had come to law court from Naska head office to read the judgment in the public after hearing the case,” said an officer from court.

“We are just sitting at court and the judgment comes from Nasaka head office and other concerned authority which we are reading at the court room.”

The authority mention, it is a crime for talking and meeting between young boy and young girl. It is free for young generation in 21 century and every can talk and meet anywhere if the boy and girl agree on it as per article number 16 of Universal Declaration Human Rights (UDHR).