A Rakhine (Magh) man suspected to be a militant member from Arakan Army (AA) was caught while plotting to create unrest in ‘Aung Mingalar’ Quarter in Sittwe (Akyab) Township yesterday, according to the local reports.

It was around 9:30AM yesterday (January 3, 2015) when a Rakhine man entered ‘Kyauk-Yoe Kwet Sone’ in ‘Aung Mingalar’ quarter from the side of the Rakhine sub-quarters in ‘Kundan’ Quarter. The local Rohingyas caught him with the help of the local elder, U Shwe Hla, as they became suspicious of him carrying out activities to trigger unrest.

As soon as he was caught, they called the Police from No. 1 Police station in Sittwe. The In-charge of the Regional Security Police, U Kyaw Thaung, arrived and the local Rohingyas handed him (the suspected militant) over to the police officer. 

It has been learnt that FIR has been lodged against him subsequently after the arrest. 

As the intense fighting between the Burmese (Myanmar) Military and the Arakan Army (AA), a Rakhine militant outfit, broke out in late December 2015, there have been many attempts to create violence against Rohingyas all over Arakan state as a tactic for ‘Public-Attention Diversion.’ 

Similarly, the Burmese domestic media directly or indirectly controlled by Rakhine interest groups have been playing similar roles by arbitrarily alleging the Genocide Victims, Rohingya Muslims, to have links with foreign extremist groups [the links that never exist in reality.