Akyab, Arakan State: A massacre of 8 Muslim pilgrims
along with one escort – a Muslim lady – and one helper was occurred in
Taungup Township in southern Arakan State, Burma yesterday at about
3:00pm by an organized terrorist gang of Buddhist Rakhines, according to
a pilgrim who return from Thandwe and see off the eight Muslim
pilgrims.
“The victims were Muslim pilgrims (Jamat – Islam religious persons,
who are going to one place to another where they discuss about religious
matters) returning to Rangoon in a bus after completing of their
spiritual service at Thetsa Masjid of Thandwe, southern Arakan on June
3, 2012, Rakhine terrorists set upon it and massacred 8 Muslim pilgrims
along with one escort and one helper. The culprits were celebrating
triumph spitting and tossing the wine and alcohol on the dead bodies
lying on the road.”
The names of the 8 murdered pilgrims were:
Muhammed Sharief (a) U Ne Pwe (58) NRC No. 8/Ta Ka Ta (N) 095548,
Muhammed Hanif (a) U Maung Ni (65) NRC No. Ta Ka Ta (N) 095530,
Shafield Bai (a) U Aye Lwin (52) NRC No. 8/Ta Ka Ta (N) 094557, Aslam
Bai (a) U Aung Myint (50) NRC No. 8/Ta Ka Ta (N) 094557, Balai Bai (a)
Tayzar Myint (28) NRC No. Ta Ka Ta (N) 189815, Shuaib (a) Tin Maung Htwe
(21) NRC No. 8/Ta Ka Ta (N) 231084, Salim Bai (a) Aung Bo Bo Kyaw (26)
NRC No 14/Ma La Na (N) 231084 and Lukman Bai (a) Za Nyi Nyi Htut (33)
NRC No 14/Ma La Na (N) 148133.
“The gang of Rakhine
terrorists stopped the bus -7 (Ga) 7868- at junction of Immigration gate
where the terrorists Rakhine called “comedown all, if there is Kala”
with holding lethal weapons where the escort and helper requested to the
terrorists Rakhine not to do any harm to the passengers. But, the
terrorists forced to get in bus and shouted that there is Kala. Then
they started to beat the 8 Muslim pilgrims and dragged the Muslim from
bus to the road where more than 300 organized terrorists gang of
Buddhist Rakhines had beaten the Muslim until the dead,” according to
elder from the Taungup while Kaladan News called.
“The bus –
Yoma Thettha -was owned by a Muslim and the terrorists Rakhine destroyed
the bus and it has been standing still at the gate of Immigration where
no authorities came out to the spot to stop the massacre.”
The
dead bodies of 10 Muslim - killed by the gang of Rakhine terrorists in
Taungup – will bury in Thandwe Islamic cemetery at about 2:00pm,
according to Yagoon Press International. “More security personnel are
deployed at the cemetery where the dead bodies were kept and the
relatives and Thandwe people were visited the cemetery to pay last
respect to the dead bodies.”
On the other hand, Akyab police
station number one fired to the mob (Rakhine) who tried to attack the
police station at about 10:00pm for demanding to find out a Rakhine man –
a market tax collector- who quarreled with Rohingya shopkeepers for
over collecting money in Nazi market in Akyab. But, he (collector) was
handed over to the police station,” according to an elder from Akyab.
“The Nazi quarter is a big Rohingya quarter in Akyab.”
“The
Rakhine Nationalities Development Party (RNDP) Chairman Dr. Aye Maung
led five members with Col Htein Lin, Ministry of Security and Border
Affairs, Arakan State went to the police station for negotiation between
the local Rakhines and police force. But, they failed.”
“Akyab
will be kept with tight security and authorities keep watch the people.”
The
concerned authority reinforces Hluntin (Paramilitary force) from
Maungdaw to Akyab from protection of untoward situation of any riot,
said a politician from Maungdaw.
In recent months anti-Rohingya
propagandas have been carried out by Rakhine extremists and xenophobes
inside and outside of Burma harping on the old tune, “Rohingya is not a
nationality in Burma, they are illegal immigrants from Bangladesh” with
intent to exterminate them ultimately. Surprisingly these organized
efforts have been carried out in line with the recent statements of some
responsible ministers and authorities of the U Thein Sein government.
Nevertheless, the rejection of Rohingya coupled with continued
persecution and ‘Rakhine terrorism’ against them indicates the early
sign of genocide in Arakan, according to the ARNO Statement.
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