Nasaka detains two Rohingyas in Maungdaw

Maungdaw, Arakan State: The Burma border security force (Nasaka) detain two Rohingys in their area number 8 since January 10, said a local businessman.

“They were arrested over allegation for involving in human trafficking - sending Rohingyas to Malaysia by sea route.”
The arrestees are: Master Reziwan (30), son of Nazir Ahmed and Holu (25), son of Halim, hailed from Gawyahkhali (village) under the Maungdaw Township.
According to villagers, the two persons are innocent, not involving in the human trafficking.
“They are staying in their house without jobs as the authority imposed movement restriction on Rohingya after conflict between Rohingya and Rakhine on June 8, 2012.”
Many Rohingyas were arrested over false allegations to extort money by the concerned authority in northern Arakan, sources said.
However, the Nasaka officer  has demanded Kyat 700,000 for their release, but they are not able to fulfill the officer demand. So, they have been detained and tortured in the camp since yet, said an aide of Nasaka.
In northern Arakan State, thousands of Rohingyas have been facing from shortage of food, movement restriction, arbitrary arrest, extortion money and jobless since last year.

Nasaka tries to attempt rape in Maungdaw

Maungdaw, Arakan State:  Burma’s border security force (Nasaka) personnel tried to attempt rape a Rohingya family on January 8, at Maungdaw north, a close relative of the victims who denied to be named for the cause of security reason. 
“On that day, at around 1:30 pm, a group of Nasaka, numbering in six with the collaboration of Village Administration officer and the head of 10 houses (Bseim Gaung in Burmese) entered the house of Abdu Salam (40), son of Ali Meah, hailed from Pawet Chaung village under the Nasaka area No.5 of Maungdaw Township.  Breaking the door, the Nasaka personnel and the collaborators entered the home, and tortured the whole family members including wife, sons and daughters discriminately without any provoking them.”
Meanwhile, the wife of Abdu Salam taking a knife axed the one Nasaka officer and Village Administration officer- Rashid Ahmed (45), son of Abdul Fatta - injuring them to their face and finger.  Hearing the hue and cry, the nearby villagers rushed to the spot, so the Nasaka fled from the scene, said another relative of the victims.
However, on January 11, morning, the local Nasaka Commander of the Nasaka area No.5 called the Nasaka personnel who committed crimes, house owners and the Nasaka collaborators to the Nasaka camp to inquiry the event, the relative said.
During the event, the Nasaka lost one bullet in the house, so the Nasaka collaborator Noor Khobir (the head of the said 10 houses) was sent to the house by the Nasaka to find the lost bullet.  Luckily, the collaborator fond the lost bullet and returned to the Nasaka, an aide of Nasaka said.
So far, the victims are not getting real judgment from the local Nasaka commander office, a local businessman said.
Besides, the Nasaka Commander of Nasaka area No. 7  of Maungdaw south and the Deputy  Commander of Light Infantry Battalion (LIB )-353, which is situated at Aley Than Kyaw village of Maungdaw committed robberies against the Rohingya villagers sending their solders to nearby villages  in every night. They went to Rohingya villagers along with local Natala villagers and taking even old clothes, tools and pots of the Rohingya villagers, according to local villagers.  A village elder said, “The present quasi-civilian government is trying peace with all ethnic minorities across the country, but in Arakan and Kachin States, the concerned authorities have been harassing the Rohingya and Kachin communities.”

Collecting family lists and photos in Rathedaung Township

Rathedaung, Arakan State:  The Burma’s border security force (Nasaka) has been again collecting family lists and taking photographs of Rohingya people with digital computerized system in Rathedaung Township since January 10, said a school teacher from Rathedaung on condition of anonymity.
“The concerned authorities did not write anything in the column of race in the form. They normally take the villagers’ data as before, so the villagers cooperate with the Nasaka.”
“However, the authority are collecting Kyat 1,500 for family photograph, Kyat 3,000 to enlist new born, Kyat 3,000 to cancel dead person from the list, and Kyat 7,000 to terminate a person from the list who went to abroad.”
But, the authority, did not enlist the girls or women along with their children in the family list who got married with her husband after getting necessary permission from the concerned authorities earlier. The women or the girls are from other places, such as--- from other Nasaka areas within the township or from other township, said a local businessman who denied to be named.
“The concerned authority are trying to ease the Rohingya population from northern Arakan by not adding in her husband’s family list event they have all related document which was given by authority.”