Security officers create false case to extort money in Maungdaw

Maungdaw, Arakan State: Security officers and their collaborators are creating false case to extort money from Rohingya community in Maungdaw on December 15, 2011, said an elder from Maungdaw block 3.

“Security officer –Than Tun, Corporal, surveillance officer, district police department, Maungdaw- with his collaborator were kept a packet of Yaba tablet under the stairway of Kala (Aung Naing Soe)’s house in Myoma Kyayoungdan village on the midnight of December 14.”

“The collaborator is also from Myoma Kyayoungdan village, able to go the victim’s house anytime without fear and doubt.”

The security officer Than Tun consulted with one of his colleague from district police department where his colleague advised to inform to the office to raid Kala’s house. Corporal Than Tun delayed his operation to arrest Kala and to extort money from him with his plan, said a politician from Maungdaw.  

“But, the colleague of Than Tun informed Kala about detail plan of security officer to arrest and to extort the money. Kala who went to the Burma border security force (Nasaka) headquarter and report all detail of creation of false case by security officer to extort money from him. The Nasaka personnel from headquarter checked the report as per kala information where the Nasaka personnel found all  and arrested the collaborator and security officer for interrogation. But ,the security officer was free and staying in the office where the collaborator was kept in detention.”

“The officer had given bribe the Nasaka investigation officer and the officer was set free from the case.”

Similarly, Mohamed Siddque and Eliyas hailed from Shwezar village were arrested by Nasaka captain Nay Win Min Tun with false allegation of drug smugglers and kept them in the Nasaka outpost camp number 14. They were released after taking 500,000 kyat and one million kyats, said a village administration office member.

“The Nasaka captain Nay Win Min Tun is working with his collaborator Rashid who faced a drug trafficking case in Nasaka headquarter and now working for Nasaka where he is harassing and disturbing the Shwezar villagers to extort money.”

“This is creation to extort from Rohingya community with create false cases and  harassing the people.”