Atrocitities, Rapes and Looting Continue against Rohingyas

Atrocitities, Rapes and Looting Continue against Rohingyas

Arakan, Burma

Sunday, 19^th August 2012, 03:00AM 

Maung Daw

“On 16^th August 2012 at 11 O’ Clock night, the In-Charge of Oo Daung NaSaKa camp of southern Maung Daw together with the village chairman, Pru Wai Aung (a Rakhine) and another Rakhine man raided the house of a poor Rohingya man called Salimullah, son of Shormulluk, (50 years old). As soon as they (NaSaKa in-charge, Village Chairman and another Rakhine) got into his house, they attempted to rape his under-aged daughter. When Salimullah and his wife tried to protect their daughter, NaSaKa In-Charge severely beat them and took the Rohingya man to the NaSaKa Camp Base 8 in Mayrulla (Myint Hlut). It is not know that what is going on with him now” reported by Faiz from Alay Than Kyaw.

“At 10:00pm on the same day, the military from Tharay Kunbaung camp and Natalas (new settlers) from the nearby village attacked Lambaguna Village (in southern Maung Daw). They started to harass villagers and to loot their properties. They raided the houses of Habezullah s/o Lal Mia and Esoup s/o Lal Miya and looted 430,000 Kyats and 750,000 Kyats respectively. Soon after, they attempted to rape Rohingya girls. When the villagers screamed, cried and shouted, some nearby villagers rushed to the spot to help the victimized people in Lambaguna. Military opened fire at the villagers. Four Rohingyas were shot dead and one woman was severely beaten. One of the corpses of Rohingya deceased was recovered and given funeral at 10:00AM on 18^th August 2012. The other three dead bodies are missing and might be taken to their camps. The profiles of those four Rohingyas killed are:

                Name                                                                                    Age       

1)     Abdu Salam s/o Amir Hussein                                     35 years              (dead body missing)

2)     Karimullah s/o Yasin                                                    28 years              (dead body missing)

3)     Shaf Miya s/o Yasin                                                       32 years              (dead body missing)

4)     Nurul Haque s/o Sultan Ahmed                                   45 years              (dead body recovered)                

The profile of the beaten Rohingya woman is:

1)     Noor Jahan D/o Ashraf Miya                                        35 years

At 2pm on 18^th August 2012, some Rakhine extremists stabbed four Rohingya men near a Jetty between a Rakhine village and a Rohingya village at the village track of Maung Daw Tsp. Soon after, NaSaKa came to the village and fired at Rohingyas in the village. Many were seriously wounded and taken to the hospital in Maung Daw. Now they are in Maung Daw hospital.

As soon as the new moon appears, there will be Eid (Muslim Festival after the month of fasting) and Muslim will pray Eid prayer. Yet, there are arbitrary arrests, tortures and extortion of money going on against Rohingyas. Educated Rohingyas, their religious teachers, humanitarian workers are still in fear of being arrested and can’t stay at home. On 17^th August 2012, many poor Rohingyas were beaten and tortured by Hlutin (Security Froces) at Bo Mu Village near to government hospital. Two of them are Akram S/o Abdul Amin (28 years) and Amanullah S/o Nagu Miah (30 years) from Kadir Bill village of Maung Daw. Although many Rohingyas are killed, tortured, arrested and extorted money from, yet there are hardly any evidence of that because there are no International Media and Independent Observes there. This region is made technologically very backward by the Burmese government” said Qutub from Maung Daw

“On 18^th August 2012, the members of committees of the Mosques in Maung Daw called to the office of Maung Daw Administration. Rohingyas were asked to pray Eid Prayer (for Muslims, five times daily prayers are more important than the Eid prayer). There has been a strong plot on why Rohingyas were ordered to perform Eid prayer. Government and Rakhines are planning to shoot video while Rohingyas pray and show it to the world that Arakan has become peaceful (at a time when they are continuing all kinds of atrocities and tortures against Rohingyas). So, there is no need to send investigations, international media or independent observers. Authorities threatened that if they don’t perform Eid Prayer, they all will be arrested” a Rohingya from Myoma Kayin reported on the condition of anonymity.

Mass Arrests and Arbitrary Extortion of Money in Maung Daw

From 13^th Aug 2012 to 16^th August 2012 (in four days)

“On 15^th August 2012, In-Charge of NaSaKa Camp based in Oo Daung arrested Yakub S/o Aye Sha Dullah from Oo Daung and extorted Kyat 300,000. SaRaPha (State Security Affairs) in Alay Than Kyaw arrested Rohingyas and extorted the of money mentioned below.

1)     Rohimullah s/o Moggul                                  250,000 Kyats

2)     Boshor s/o Salamat                                        200,000 Kyats

3)     Abdullah s/o Nukmal Hakim                         300,000 Kyats

4)     Boshir s/o Ahmed                                          500,000 Kyats

5)     Mamun Rashid s/o Mv. Haroon                    200,000 Kyats

6)     Furkan Ahmed s/o Ali Johar                         200,000 Kyats

7)     Ismail s/o Kala Miya                                       200,000 Kyats

8)     Mv. Karim s/o Mohammed Amin                  200,000 Kyats

9)     Maburaman s/o Abduraman                        200,000 Kyats

10) Rohim s/o Noor                                             700,000 Kyats

     

Rathedaung

During the joint attack on Rohingyas in Rathedaung in last June and July, many Rohingyas were killed, their houses were burned and thousands were ousted from many villages in the region. Some of these villages are

1)     Thayet Pyin Village        (made up of 200 Rohingyas’ houses)

2)     Prime Chaung Village    (made up of 60 Rohingyas’ houses)

3)     Kudik Chaung Village    (made up of 50 Rohingya Houses)

4)     Annok Pyin Village         (made up of 550 Rohingyas’ houses)

Three thousand members of Rohingyas from these villages are now languishing in the villages of Shilkali, Don Sey, Bossara (Thawin Chaung) and Aandaang of southern Maung Daw. Their situation is just getting worse day by day because of starvation, lack of shelter and no medication. They are mostly suffering from Malaria and Diarrhea. Every day, there are 10 to 12 Rohingyas dying, of whom, most are children. Worse still, even they are targeted and harassed by Burmese Security Force. They are critically in need of urgent relief and assistances.  If this continues, none of them can be hoped to survive. Besides, on daily basis, Rohingyas from the remaining villages of Rathedaung are being arrested for no reason” reported by Abbas from Hossara.

Sittwe Update

According to a reliable source from Sittwe, since the violence against Rohingyas started, there have been 1500 Rohingyas either missing or killed. There are 2200 Rohingyas severely injured Rohingyas who are getting proper treatment. And there were twenty four mosques were burned by the local authority and Rakhine hooligans. Yet, Burmese government is ridiculously saying that there are only about hundreds people dead. They are lying to the world as they have been doing for decades.

Compiled by M.S. Anwar