Burmese army arrest 17 Rakhines in Maungdaw

Maungdaw, Arakan State: The Burmese army arrested 17 Rakhines with arms and ammunition at Burmese border security force (Nasaka) area number 1- a Rakhine village near the Bandullah camp - today , according to a reliable source from Nasaka headquarters.

ALP home made cannon

“The Rakhines who were ambushed to an Engineer Crop ( GE) personnel group  where one corporal was dead on the spot and three were missing on November 7. The Army and  Nasaka personnel were searching  the missing soldiers , but today, found the Rakhines with arms in their village near the Bandollah camp.”

“But, the numbers of Rakhines are still not confirmed by officials. They were kept in the Nasaka headquarters.”

The news of ambush on GE by some miscreants in Maungdaw , was spread in Maungdaw and Bangladesh. Some locals from said area said, the ambush was made by Rakhine arms group – Arakan Liberation Party (ALP) - who are always rounding in this area.

The Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) and Nasaka held a flag meeting at Laymowshawri area yesterday about the missing arms personnel and asking to find out inside the Bangldesh as the attackers entered  Bangladesh. But, BGB refused that no arms groups stay along the border, and request to search inside Burma, according to Bangladesh official.

Many locals believe that the conflict was occurred between ALP and Burmese army. But, Narinjara mentioned  RSO - a Rohingya armed group – attacked Burmese army without any evidence, according to  Nurul Islam, the president, the Grassroots Welfare Association, Bangladesh (GWAB).

“This is an intentional conspiracy against Muslim Rohingyas. In fact, the Burmese army captured 180 guns during the recent Rakhines` attack on Muslims in Kyaukpru and Minbya. The Burmese government suspected and alleged ALP for involving in communal unrest in Arakan because Burmese
government knew that there is presently no arms group of Rohingya Muslims. The attack on Burmese army was only a conspiracy of ALP to divert Thein Sein`s attention to Rohingyas. This also may hamper
relation between Bangladesh and Burma.”

Similarly,  a Rakhine - Nay Chit Maung- from Wai Thali village, 3-mile area, Maungdaw was  arrested with four  G-3 automatic guns by Nasaka of 3-mile check- point on November 2, according to an official from Nasaka.

Nay Chit Maung – the hair businessman - who was closely connection with exile Rakhines from Bangladesh and is collecting funds and ammunitions for their organization – RNDP- to liberate  Arakan State without Rohingyas from Burma, according to Soe Win, a watchdog of Rakhine movement.

“ALP is going to make a kind of cannon which will affect around 5 kilometers, but still they need to improve it.”

Daw Mra Raza Linn - the head of Rakhine Women Union and  a central executive committee member of ALP – met with Arakan Army(AA) in area of KIO in Kachine State and requested to join ALP. But, the AA reject  to join it  as ALP’s main aim is to liberate Arakan state but, AA  wants to establish  free, secure, equal, dignity and prosperous Arakan State, according to Coral Arakan website.

Checks on Rohingyas launched constantly in Pauktaw

Pauktaw, Arakan state: Today, morning, a group of 150 persons including government officers and local elders went to the Mayur Kool (Siekey Pyin) village of Pauktaw Township and started citizenship checks of Rohingya villagers according to a villager from Pauktaw Town.

At the rear of violence in Arakan State, officials initiate citizenship checks. Authorities have launched operations to hunt down again Rohingyas following weeks of fresh communal violence. 

The investigation officers asked the villagers’ whole data and forcibly taken signatures from five families and was written “Bengali” in the column of Race. Villagers protested this matter and asked the authorities to write “Rohingya”. As a result, there was an argument among them. Afterwards, the checking was stopped, said a local teacher who denied to be named. 

All the villagers are not able to submit their family lists because in the last arson attacks by Rakhine mobs, most of the family lists of villagers were burned down. Those villagers are able to submit their family lists are being written “Rohingya” and those who are not able to submit family list are being remarked” Bengali,” according to another villager.

Is it a correct checking?, asked a villager from the locality.  At Present, villagers are going to mad because of their houses were burnt down, relatives were killed and missing, properties were looted, women and girls were raped, some were wounded, and they are starving, no shelter and medicine. At this situation, the authorities went to them and asking many questions means, harassment to the Rohingya villagers after recent violence, said a business man from the locality.   

“The present quasi-civilian government is continuously playing diplomacy to block Rohingya Citizenship rights though Rohingyas are the son of soil of Arakan.”

On November 6, the concerned authority declared that the independent proved report will be delayed by another four months which is to be submitted on November 16.

The investigations are being started on November 6 in Pauktaw Township by the order of President Thein Sein, said an official of Arakan State. 

“We are investigating those people whether or not they have the wright to be citizen.  The investigation is conducted by Nasaka, police and other authorities, and immigration will be taken against those who are found to be non-citizens. We are working based on the 1982 Citizenship laws,” said U Win Myain, the spokesman of Rakhine State.

Nasaka detained Rohingya youth in Maungdaw

Maungdaw, Arakan State: Nasaka (Burma’s border security force) allegedly arrested a Rhingya youth on November 6, in Maungdaw over the allegation that he was involved in the riots of June 8 and instigated the violence, said a neighbor of the victim who denied to be named.

“The victim was identified as Roffique (25), son of Ismail, hailed from Panug Zaar village of Maungdaw Township.”

A group of Nasaka from Nasaka area No.6 of Maungdaw Township went to the said village and arrested Roffique over the said allegation and was brought to the local Nasaka camp where he was detained, so far. 

The Nasaka officer demanded Kyat 10 million to be released, otherwise, he will be sent to jail, a local elder said.

His family is rich so that the Nasaka personnel will get huge money, if the Nasaka gives threatening to his family directly or indirectly, said a close relative of the victim.   

Nasaka is always trying to extort money from Rohingya villagers after implicating in any case against the Rohingya villagers by using of power. There is no justice in Arakan and no counter checking by concerned authorities.