Teknaf, Bangladesh: Nasaka (Burma’s border security force) accompanied by their collaborators demand money from the relatives of dead or missing boatpeople who died or missing in the boat capsized near Shapuri Dip in the Bay of Bengal on November 23, 2011, said a local elder who denied to be named.
“A Malaysia-bound trawler carrying 155 boatpeople capsized near Shapuri Dip in the Bay of Bengal on November 23, in the early morning, 138 boat-people were dead or missing and 17 people were rescued by fishermen. The rescued people were hidden by the Nasaka as a fear of exposing their involvement in the human trafficking. The dead bodies were drowned in the sea by the Nasaka after fastening heavy stones with dead bodied for destroying the evidences of the event.”
The agents or brokers collected Kyat 500,000 before going to Malaysia or Thailand and after reaching at Malaysia the boat- people will have to pay another Kyat 500,000 per each. So, they had a verbal agreement to pay total Kyat one million, said a boat people who is survived.
At present, the Nasaka collaborators Azizul Haque and the village administrator officer with the help of Nasaka enforce the relatives of the dead bodies of boatpeople in Myint Hlut Village of Maungdaw Township to pay Kyat 500,000 per each, which was promised to pay after reaching at Malaysia. So, Nasaka personnel are giving many disturbances to the relatives who refused to pay money, said a local trader.
A local people said, “The Nasaka collaborator Azizul Haque with the help of local Nasaka commander recruited 80 villagers to send Malaysia through the risky boat by taking Kyat 500,000 per each in advance before going to Malaysia, at that time.”
“As a result, the relatives of the dead bodies requested the higher concerned authorities to give them protection from the brutal Nasaka,” said a businessman from the locality preferring not to be named.
“Without any considering the family members of the dead boat-people, the Nasaka and its collaborators collect money from the relatives. It is an inhumane activity against the Rohingya community,” said a local youth.
According to different sources, illegal and risky journey by engine boats to Thailand or Malaysia has been a common happening in the area for the last couple of years. People take the journey in winter when the sea remains calm.
“Over the years, many boats capsized killing passengers. The Indian and Thai coast guards arrested many of the fortune-seekers.”
“A Malaysia-bound trawler carrying 155 boatpeople capsized near Shapuri Dip in the Bay of Bengal on November 23, in the early morning, 138 boat-people were dead or missing and 17 people were rescued by fishermen. The rescued people were hidden by the Nasaka as a fear of exposing their involvement in the human trafficking. The dead bodies were drowned in the sea by the Nasaka after fastening heavy stones with dead bodied for destroying the evidences of the event.”
The agents or brokers collected Kyat 500,000 before going to Malaysia or Thailand and after reaching at Malaysia the boat- people will have to pay another Kyat 500,000 per each. So, they had a verbal agreement to pay total Kyat one million, said a boat people who is survived.
At present, the Nasaka collaborators Azizul Haque and the village administrator officer with the help of Nasaka enforce the relatives of the dead bodies of boatpeople in Myint Hlut Village of Maungdaw Township to pay Kyat 500,000 per each, which was promised to pay after reaching at Malaysia. So, Nasaka personnel are giving many disturbances to the relatives who refused to pay money, said a local trader.
A local people said, “The Nasaka collaborator Azizul Haque with the help of local Nasaka commander recruited 80 villagers to send Malaysia through the risky boat by taking Kyat 500,000 per each in advance before going to Malaysia, at that time.”
“As a result, the relatives of the dead bodies requested the higher concerned authorities to give them protection from the brutal Nasaka,” said a businessman from the locality preferring not to be named.
“Without any considering the family members of the dead boat-people, the Nasaka and its collaborators collect money from the relatives. It is an inhumane activity against the Rohingya community,” said a local youth.
According to different sources, illegal and risky journey by engine boats to Thailand or Malaysia has been a common happening in the area for the last couple of years. People take the journey in winter when the sea remains calm.
“Over the years, many boats capsized killing passengers. The Indian and Thai coast guards arrested many of the fortune-seekers.”
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