Rohingya Cleric extorted-Maungdaw

On 13^th January , 2013 at around 11am, a 30 years old cleric Mv Noor Ahmed, son of Md Shafi hailed from Mya Zan Kona, Sin Gri Para ( Laung Doon) village track, northern Maungdaw went to buy daily goods from the market of downtown . On returning  from market he was arrested by Saya Myint, a two star ranking police office and  head of Township  Anti-Human Trafficking Department, Maungdaw baselessly accusing him as human trafficker.

He was threatened to face harsh punishment if fail to bribe the officer 800,000 Kyats but later the cleric was released after bribing 400,000 Kyats.

Huge Amount of Money Extortion Occurred –Maungdaw

The extortion of money from Arakanese Rohingya by Myanmar Governmental Personals especially NaSaKa ( Boder Security Force) and Police Force is wide spreading day by day, usually with false accusation.  According to one of our correspondents,  3.8 millions Kyats has been extorted from four Rohingyas detainees  in Ngakura of Maungdaw Township , Arakan State by NaSaKa personals of the said Area.

A team of 30 NaSaKas lead by a Lieutanant Commander  Win Laing belonging  to NaSaKa outpost Area No. 5 raided Keari Farang Market ( Kyet Yoo Pyin Market) on 2^nd January,2013 at around 8:30pm. It has been reported that millions Kyats  worth properties of Rohingya shopkeepers  had  been damaged and looted during the raid by NaSaKas. 

During the raid, NaSaKa arrested four  innocent Rohingya Shop Owners from their respective shop  with no reason and threatened to arrest more. The victims of  arrest are identified as follows :

Market Looted And Innocents Arrested By Nasakas, Maung Daw

On Friday, Jan12,2013, at 8:30PM, thirty Nasakas led by Win Hlaing (lieutenant commander of regional Nasaka camp no-5 Ngakura village tract) raided on a market in Kyet Yoe Pyin (Keari Farang) village tract of Maung Daw north. They then, started looting the Rohingya shops; goods worth millions of kyats have been reportedly taken away with no payment and compensation. In addition, innocent Rohingyas found watching over their shops (most of them teenagers) were also dictatorially arrested and severely tortured that some got intense head injuries meanwhile many other were threatened to arrest.They are still in the detention cell in Nga Kura village tract with constant torture and fear of imprisonment on any fabricated charges. The victims are identified as: [1]Ajmal Khan s/o Abul Quasim (21Yr), [2]Md Ali s/o Abdul Hamid (23Yr), [3]Md Ayas s/o Hala Meya (18Yr), [4]Younus s/o Sultan (15Yr), [5]Shofiq s/o Nur Hussein (18Yr), [6]Kamal Hussein s/o Hala Meya (20Yr), [7] Iliyas s/o Salim (23Yr), [8]Md Hashim s/o Fedan (16Yr), [9]Md Salim s/o Abdul Gaffar (18Yr), [10]Md Hashim s/o Lalu (17yrs) and [11]Nur Hashim s/o Nurullah (36Yr)They had initially raided on the village, when they found no boy and man (as they escaped), they turned to the market. Four Nasakas of the sub-sentry camp of Kyet Yoe Pyin village tract (Keari Farang) were not collaborated by the villagers when they at 6:30pm, tried to seize a Bangladeshi mobile phone from a youth in the said village tract. It is reported that these four Nasakas mobilised the lieutenant commander, their concern higher authority, against the village falsely informing that they had been attacked by some villagers when they were trying to catch a boy aged 18,with a mobile.

Rohingyas Arrested For Not Participating Census Process, Maung Daw

      On 4^th Jan 2013, at night, Nasakas from Nasaka sector no 8 arrested five Rohingyas for not participating to their process of Bengalising all the Rohingyas in Myint Hlut village tract.

      On 4^th Jan 2013, at night 11:00PM, Nasakas (Boader Security Forces) rushed into Myint Hlut village tract where they entered into nearly 100 Rohingyas’ houses to arrest the Rohingyas who did not participate Nasakas’ so called census-check up process (Bengalization). Five Rohingyas, [1] Soyodul Islam s/o Nozir Hussein(45Yr), [2] Hussein Ahmed s/o Jalal(55Yr), [3] Er Shad Ullah s/o Zofor(60Yr), [4] Abul Kalam s/o Shaker Mohamed(25Yr) and [5] Yusuf s/o Jalal(25Yr) were arrested while most of them ran away. They were tortured brutally and are still in their custody. They are reportedly going to be sentenced for 6 months imprisonment under the charge of not obeying the order of government.

Rohingyas Having Horrific And Sleepless Nights, Maung Daw

On 7^th Jan 2013, in Aung Sit Pyin village tract, a Rohingya was arrested and extorted 300,000Ks by a general staff accompanaied by other six NaSaKas simply because his 22 year old son had fleed to India.

      In the dead of the night of 7th January 2013, Hala Meah s/o Abdu Shukkur hails from Rida, Aung Sit Pyin (Dom Bhai) village tract of northern Kyein Chaung (Boli Bazar) village tract was arrested by a general staff, Aung Than Zaw accompanied by six NaSaKas of regional subcamp no-24 in Kyein Chaung (Boli Bazar) on the pretext that his 22 year old son had fleed to India.

      Though he was handcuffed and intimidated into extortion, no other physical torture was reported. However after 12 hours of detention, he was extricated extorthing 300,000Ks. "Now we can't sleep at night for the fear of being arrested by NaSaKas because every night they (the general staff and other NaSaKas) rampage through the surrounding villages (Boli Bazar, Dom Bai ...ect) of the said camp-24, then they make a raid on every targetted Rohingya houses and brutal persecution, hefty money extortion and mass arrest of poor-spirited Rohingyas (without ever once being convicted of any crime) have been usually carried out by them" said an scholar from Aung Sit Pyin (Dom Bhai) on the condition of anonymity.

      Actually, the denial of the citizenship, legal existence, other basic rights and arbitrary arrest including constant NaSaKa extortion, including the raid and rampage through the Rohingya villages in northern Rakhine State are underlying reasons behind the exodus of thousands of Rohingyas. But on the contrary the government not only shut down their ways to return back home and confiscates their possessions but extorts money from their remaining familes or relatives. To truely see how the Burmese government treat the Rohingya, one does not have to look further than this kind of extortion from a Rohingya just because his 22 year old son fleed the country.

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.”