Numbers of Rohingyas Beaten Up in ShweZa Yesterday
ShweZa, Maung Daw- about 30 Rohingya shopkeepers were severely
beaten up and tortured at Zaydi Pyin in the village of ShweZa around 1
AM, 24th September 2012, by NaSaKa (Border Security Guards) in the
region. Later, NasaKa extorted money amounting Kyat 10000 from each
Rohingya shopkeepers and released them.
“While Rohingya shopkeepers were sleeping in their shops as a means of
guarding their shops from thieves and robbers, NaSaKa from the nearby
station and raided all shops in Zaydi Pyin village around 1 AM. Then,
NaSaKa dragged the shopkeepers out of their shops, while some
shopkeepers managed to escape. Subsequently, NaSaKa severely beat and
tortured them to their satisfactions. Later, NasaKa released them by
extorting money amounting ten thousands kyats from each Rohingya
shopkeepers” said a local Rohingya on the condition of anonymity.
Since the violence against Rohingyas started in June, many Rohingyas
cannot sleep in their homes in the fear of being arrested and
persecuted. They sleep wherever possible. Those who have shops sleep in
their shops so as to avoid arbitrary arrests and also to guard their
shops from being robbed and stolen.
Two Rohingyas Killed in AlayThan Kyaw
AlayThan Kyaw, Maung Daw- Two Rohingya men, Hamidullah Son of Gula Ahmed
and Jashimuddin Son of Hussein Ahmed, were killed by Military together
with Rakhines at Hojjar Bil@ Kanpu Village of AlayThan Kyaw in the
evening of 19th September 2012 while they were working in their farms.
Rakhines who killed these two Rohingyas are from Mrawaddy village of
Southern Maung Daw.
“They were working on their paddy firms in the evening of 19th September
2012. Meanwhile, around 10 military and a few Rakhines from nearby
Mrawaddy village came to their firms and killed them. Then, they threw
their dead bodies by the farms and went back” A. Faiz from Southern
Maung Daw reported.
Later, the villagers reported about the killings to the NaSaKa office
and to the Sarapha (State Security Affairs) office in AlayThan Kyaw. It
was ignored and no actions were taken.
Religious Persecutions Continue
Arakan, Burma- Since the beginning of the violence against Rohingyas,
the authority declared curfew order which prevents Rohingyas from
performing their daily prayers in the Mosques. Almost all the mosques
have been locked down since then. According to Rohingyas, there have
still been no Azaan, no five times prayers and Friday prayers. Most of
their religious leaders were arrested, locked up, are tortured and
charged with pre-planned false cases. The declared curfew order is
infinitely in effect upon Rohingyas not known when it will end. Yet,
Burmese regime is blatantly lying that Rohingyas are not religiously
persecuted and hence it is not a religious violence. Above all, if it is
not a religious violence, then what is it?
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