Nasaka kills 4 villagers in Maungdaw

Maungdaw, Arakan State: Four Rohingya villagers who were arrested on February10 were killed in the local Nasaka camp for severe torturing in the camp on February 12 , said a relative of the victims.
“The victims were identified as--- Nazir Hussain (35), Ms Hansoma  Khatun (30), Amir Salim (30), and Nadu (50). They all belong to Ludine village of Loung Don village tract of Maungdaw Township.”
Females were also arrested in the absent of their husbands, sons and brothers in the house. Many Rohingya villagers (not known exact figure) were arrested by security forces-Nasaka and police- from Loung Don village tract of Maungdaw north regarding the killing of one Rakhine man and three others wounded  on February 10, by unknown criminals,  said a local elder on condition of anonymity.
But, the dead bodies were not handed over to their parents or relatives and were buried to unknown place by Nasaka. Hearing the news from a Nasaka aide, the relatives of the victims went to the local Nasaka camp of Nasaka area No.5, but the concerned authority did not show them the dead bodies and said they are present in the camp though they were brutally tortured to death, the elder more added.
Besides, on that day, the Nasaka personnel accompanied by Nasaka Director Col Aung Naing Oo (Rakhine) and a section of soldiers  also went to the Lamba Gona village (nearby Ludine village) under the Nasaka area No.5, at about 12:00 mid-night and arrested other five villagers.
The Nasaka Director stopped at Loung Don Nasaka camp while the Nasaka personnel arrested the villagers. The border security forces want Rohingya villagers in an unstable condition as directed by the local state government authority and Central government, otherwise, they don’t dare to commit any crimes against the Rohingya community as they have the Chain of command, a businessman from Maungdaw north.
The Nasaka and police are also trying to arrest more villagers from ---Khazir Bill, Ludine, Nai Tha Pru, Hati Para, and Pruma village. The authority threatened the villagers to be present in their homes; otherwise they will take stern action against the villagers. As a result, villagers are in panic-stricken position. Villagers are now living in the forest for fear of arrest and torture by the concerned authorities, a trader from the locality said.
Villagers those who were arrested by the  Nasaka and police regarding the incident of February 10  at Nyaung Pyin Gyi Rwa Thit  village of  Loung Don village tract under Maungdaw north are being harshly tortured in the camp. Subsequently, there will be more dead villagers in upcoming days, said a relative of the arrested villagers.
On February 10, at night, a group of unknown armed group with Nasaka uniforms went to the Nyaung Pyin Gyi Ywa Thit (Rakhine village) with   automatic rifles and killed on Rakhine (native of Sittwe) and wounded three other local Rakhines including U Ba Tin. He is a rich man of this village, said a local schoolteacher preferring not to be named.
Maybe, this was done by Nasaka personnel or ALP (Arakan Liberation Party) members to create problem between two communities or to give more pressure to the Rohingya community like the Kyauknimaw village accident last year, the teacher more added.
At this critical situation of Rohingyas, they do not dare to kill Rakhines, They have no arms and ammunition inside Arakan.  Some of the ALP members were arrested with arms inside Arakan by the security forces during the violence of last year. But, the authority let them free later. The ALP members entered Burma from Bangladesh. They have the guns, a local youth said.
Today, every Rohingya has his/her own tragedy concerning their relatives or friends in the unruly Arakan where killing and torturing of Rohingyas, torching of their properties and raping their women and girls. Burmese security forces and some Rakhine extremists have been committing grave crimes against Rohingya minority in every means, the youth continued.
Whenever the security forces enter a Rohingya village, innocent Rohingya villagers run away for their lives everywhere possible. They become preys of security forces.
Rohingyas in northern Maungdaw have been passing days and nights with acute difficulties. Rohingyas women are not safe from Burmese security force---Nasaka, army and police. The honor, dignity and life of Rohingya women are threatened. Frequently, the Nasaka or army accompanied by Natala villagers went to Rohingya villages and extorted money from the villagers after arrest and torturing, according to sources.

No life security of Rohingya people in Arakan

Commentary by Fayas
Repeatedly, ruthless stories on Rohingya people in Arakan under the racist Burma’s security forces are taking since long. There are many tragedies that remain untold. As human beings, regardless of the one’s religion, a human being deserves his/her honor and dignity of being human at the place where he/she is present.
Today, every Rohingya has his/her own tragedy concerning their relatives or friends in the unruly Arakan where killing and torturing of Rohingyas, torching of their properties and raping their women and girls. Burmese security forces and some Rakhine extremists have been committing grave crimes against Rohingya minority in every means.
Whenever the security forces enter a Rohingya village, innocent Rohingya villagers run away for their lives everywhere possible. At least one member from almost every family, especially in Maungdaw south is missing and whereabouts are not known. They become preys of security forces.
Rohingyas in southern Maungdaw have been passing days and nights with acute difficulties for months. Rohingyas women are not safe from Burmese security force---Nasaka, army, Sarapa, police and Hluntin. The honor, dignity and life of Rohingya women are threatened. Frequently, the Nasaka or army accompanied by Natala villagers went to Rohingya villages of Maungdaw south and extorted money from the villagers after arrest and torturing.
After the violence of June 2012, in a hostile incident at Lamba Guna village of Maungdaw south, a father was shot to death as he tried to save his daughter from being assaulted by police. Many villages, especially Bagonna and Nurullah of Maungdaw south, have the tales of such assaults to Rohingya women and girls. The Rohingya women are not safe from Thein Sein’s quasi-civilian government. They are the armies with civilian clothes and all the powers are controlled by them in the guise of democratic performance.
On February 12, four Rohingya villagers of Ludine village who were arrested on February10 by Nasaka personnel were killed in the local Nasaka camp because of severe torture.
The victims were identified as--- Nazir Hussain (35), Ms Hansoma  Khatun (30), Amir Salim (30), and Nadu (50). They all belong to Ludine village of Loung Don village tract of Maungdaw Township.
Females were also arrested in the absent of their husbands, sons and brothers in the house. Many Rohingya villagers (not known exact figure) were arrested by security forces from Loung Don village tract of Maungdaw north regarding the killing of one Rakhine man and three others wounded Rakhine men on February 10.
But, the dead bodies were not handed over to their parents or relatives and were buried to unknown place. Hearing the news from a Nasaka aide, the relatives of the victims went to the local Nasaka camp of Nasaka area No.5, but the concerned authority did not show them and said they are present in the camp though they were brutally tortured to death.
Besides, yesterday, the Nasaka personnel accompanied by Nasaka Director Col Aung Naing Oo (Rakhine) and army also went to the Lamba Gona village (nearby Ludine village) under the Nasaka area No.5, at about 12:00 mid-night and arrested other five villagers. The Nasaka Director stopped at Loung Don Nasaka camp while the Nasaka personnel arrested the villagers. The border security forces want Rohingya villagers in an unstable condition as directed by the local state government authority and central government, otherwise, they don’t dare to commit any crimes against the Rohingya community as they have the chain of command. 
The Nasaka and police are also trying to arrest more villagers from ---Khazir Bill, Ludine, Nai Tha Pru, Hati Para, and Pruma village. The authority threatened the villagers to be present in their homes; otherwise they will take stern action against the villagers. As a result, villagers are in panic-stricken position. Villagers are now living in the forest for fear of arrest and torture by the concerned authorities.
Villagers those who were arrested by the  Nasaka and police regarding the incident of February 10  at Nyaung Pyin Gyi Rwa Thit  village of  Loung Don village tract under Maungdaw north are being harshly tortured in the camp. Subsequently, there will be more dead villagers in upcoming days.
On February 10, at night, a group of unknown armed group with Nasaka uniforms went to the Nyaung Pyin Gyi Ywa Thit (Rakhine village) with   automatic rifles and killed on Rakhine (native of Sittwe) and wounded three other local Rakhines including U Ba Tin. He is a rich man of this village. Maybe, this was done by Nasaka personnel or ALP (Arakan Liberation Party) members to create problem between two communities or to give more pressure to the Rohingya community. At this moment (the critical situation for Rohingyas), Rohingyas do not dare to kill Rakhines, They have no arms and ammunition inside Arakan.  Some of the ALP members were arrested with arms inside Arakan by the security forces during the violence of last year. But, the authority let them free later. The ALP members entered Burma from Bangladesh.
Before the incident, a Nasaka Commander of Maungdaw Township asked the Rohingya villagers to be very cautious because of Rakhines’ illegal activities that may cause another event.
In 2004, in Gujarat State of India, 52 Hindu travelers by train were killed by unknown criminals, but it was accused to Muslim people of India. Regarding this, thousands of Muslim people were killed by the Hindu extremists supported by the Minister Modi’s Sate government. However, after 3 to 4 years later, it was proved by the court of India that Muslims were not involved in the killing of Hindu travelers. It was deliberately done by some Hindu extremists to uproot the Muslims from Gujarat. India is a democratic country, so truth was appeared later, but Burma is not a democratic country. 
In the event of Hati Para of Maungdaw north on February 10, four children (aged 3 to 11) were brutally slaughtered by unknown criminals and their mother was also abducted. The children were slaughtered by a knife in a paddy field, about half-mile away from their home. But, the knife was very sharp, said a villager after seeing the cutting marks of their necks. After slaughtering the children in the field, the dead bodies were sent to their home again as previous position. It is a very strange.  
But, yesterday, their mother of four children was recovered in a Banana garden while she was drinking water from a stream, but she was mentally disordered. This Banana garden is only one mile away from her house. On information, police went to the garden and arrested her and brought to Bawli Bazar police camp and forced her to show her knife, which she used to slaughter her children. But, she rejected that she had no knife.
Authorities are trying to get a full confession from her that she had slaughtered her four children. But, she denied. Villagers said that how she could slaughter her four children without any blood staining on her clothes. There was no spot of blood when she was found.  At present, she is at Maungdaw police station.
Yet, it is unfortunate to see the ruling party and opposition NLD’s Suu Kyi having a common view on the issue of Rohingyas.
A four points of President Thein Sein’s regarding the Rohingya issue --- prejudice, education, employments and family planning--- are neither the major factors that caused the violence against the Rohingyas and ensuring displacements nor the solutions to the conflicts. It is a kind of President’s two-faced remark on Rohingya issue.
Rohingya Leaders, politicians and all the concerned quarters have the right and responsibility to immediately respond to stop arbitrary arrests and torture of innocent villagers of Maungdaw north and south. Government tries to destroy all Rohingya villages in Maungdaw.  The most important and necessary options are to immediately taking action on IDPs to rehabilitate them to their own places with the security for life and property and together giving access to UNCHR and AID workers with full security.

Security forces make Rohingya villagers in panic at Maungdaw

Maungdaw, Arakan State:  Burma’s border security force (Nasaka) and police make Rohingya villagers in panic after the killed and injured Rakhines of Nyaung Bin Gyi Ywa Thit (Rakhine village) under the village tract of Ngakura of Nasaka area No.5 in Maungdaw south, said a Rohingya leader from Maungdaw Town on condition of anonymity.  
“The Nasaka of Ngakhura Nasaka camp and police of Bawli Bazar (Kyein Chaung) jointly attacked  the Rohingya villages and  arrested Rohingya villagers arbitrarily  from -- Hati Para, Zaydi Pyin,  Nai Tha Pru (Pan Mraung)  and loung Don villages--- of Loung Don village tract of Maugdaw south after one Rakhine killed and three injured in their village at night on February 10.”
On February 12, at about 9am to 11 am, the Nasaka personnel and police arrested five villagers from Hati Para and Pan Mraung villages. They are identified as---Jamal Hussain(53), son of Abdu Salam, Jaker(28), son of Rashid, Rahmat Ali( 32), son of  Hydor Ali, Fori Dullah( 20), son of Lalu Meah, they all belong to Hati Para ( village) and Hla Tin ( alias) Lalu ( 55),  son of Osi Rahman, hailed from Pan Mraung village, said a local businessman who denied to be named. 
Villagers fled to nearby mountain from the villages when they saw the Nasaka personnel and police were approaching to the Hati Para and Pan Mraung villages, otherwise, more villagers can be arrested, the businessman more added.
After the arrest, they were severely tortured and brought to the Nasaka camp where they were detained.  The Hati Para (village) is seven miles away from Yaung Bin Gyi Ywa Thit (Rakhine) village, a close relative of the victim said.
According to local people, another two dead bodies are floating in nearby a small river, but villagers could not identify them, so far.
Since February 10, the Nasaka had already arrested 80 to 107 villagers including females from Loung Don village, said a local elder preferring not to be named.
The situation of the Rohingya villages -- Loung Don village, Hati Para village, Zaydi Pyin village, and Pan Mraung village under the Nasaka area no.5 of Maungdaw Township-- are going to bad to worst at present . Some villagers had already crossed the Burma-Bangladesh border to avoid the arrest and torture of security forces, according to a local trader.
The really fact is that on February 10, at around 1: 00 am, a group of Nasaka went to the Nyaung Bin Gyi Rwa Thit ( Rakhine ) village of Loung Don village tract of Maungdaw north to arrest the Yaba or drug smugglers from the village. Before going there, two Nasaka with full uniform went to the village by two motorbikes to observe the situation.  After that, a group of Nasaka went to the U Ba Tin (53), son of Than Tun Aung house at around 1:00 am, and asked him to open the door.  But, he did not open the door. As a result, the Nasaka fired into the house and killed on Rakhine man who is from Akyab and wounded three other Rakhines including U Ba Tin, according to sources.
However, in the morning, the Nasaka and local Rakhine villagers accused to the Rohingya villagers of Loung Don village over the murder of Rakhine villagers and arrested many Rohingya villagers including women.
At present, the Nasaka accused other neighboring villagers that they had involved in the murder case. So the Rohingya villagers of neighboring villages are facing many difficulties such as arrest and torturing by Nasaka and police, said a youth from the locality.
A village elder said, “How will the Rohingya villagers live in their villages, if the security forces create false and fabricated problems between Rakhine and Rohingya communities.”

Nasaka detains a religious leader in Maungdaw

Maungdaw, Arakan State: A Rohingya religious leader was arrested and detained, by Nasaka personnel of Nasaka area No. 8 of Maungdaw Township on February 9, said a local villager.
“He was arrested by the Nasaka personnel over the allegation that he was involved in the violence of last year 2012, which was occurred between Rakhine and Rohingya communities.”
The arrested has been identified as Religious leader- Maulana - Noor Hasan (35), son of Noor Mohammed, hailed from Udaung village under the Maungdaw Township.
According to sources, Nasaka personnel have been trying to arrest him in his village in several times, but Nasaka was unable to arrest him.
However, recently, Nasaka was taking photographs and checking the family lists in the Udaung village, as per Nasaka scheduled, so the religious leader went to the Nasaka officer to negotiate of his matter. At last, religious leader has compromised his problem by giving Kyat 200,000 to the Nasaka officer not to arrest but, he was arrested and brought to the Nasaka camp.
As result, he has been detained and severely tortured by Nasaka personnel in the custody of Udaung Nasaka outpost, said a   close friend from the locality on condition of anonymity.

Four Rohingya minor children slaughtered, one Rakhine killed three wounded in Maungdaw

Maungdaw, Arakan State: Four Rohingya minor children from one family of Rohingya community were slaughtered and one Rakhine was killed and three wounded by unknown miscreants in Maungdaw north yesterday night, said a village admin office member who denied to be named. 
“On that night, a group of unknown miscreants went to Deen Mohamed’s house of Khaza Bill (Sapaikone) village,under Nasaka area No.5 of Maungdaw north while he was not present in the house. He has been working with GE military at Burma- Bangladesh border. After entering the house, the miscreants slaughtered all four minor children – Nuruzawma, Rozena Begum,Yasmin Ara and Mozena, aged 10, 8, 6 and 4 (three females and one male) in the house. The miscreants also abducted the mother –Roza- of the children and she is yet to be found.”
The house is out of the main village, at around one Furlong away from the main village Khaza bill, so the villagers did not hear any screaming from the house last night, the relatives more added.
Being informed, in the early morning, a group of Nasaka personnel from Nasaka area No.5 went to the spot, and arrested villagers arbitrarily from the road, and from fishing project while on the way to village, said another villager on condition of anonymity.  
After seeing the dead bodies, the Nasaka did not say anything to the villagers. However, at 3: 00 pm, the police sent the dead bodies to Maungdaw general hospital for autopsy, the villager added.
Besides, last night, at around 1:00 pm, Rohingya villagers heard firing sound from Nga Khura (Rakhine -Myothet) village. So, from nearby Rohingya villagers tried to go to the spot, to see the matter, but Nasaka stopped them from going, said a local business man from the locality.
But, in the morning, the Rohingya villagers came to know that one Rakhine villager was dead and another three Rakhine villagers including U Ba Chit, were wounded, among them two are serious, the businessman added.
At present, in the evening, the Nasaka (Burma border security force) are surrounding the Loung Don village (Rohingya village) to arrest villagers as the Nasaka and local Rakhine villagers believed that the unknown miscreants are neighboring villagers. At around 6:00 pm, 107 villagers (including 26 women and 32 children) were arrested and were brought to the Nasaka camp, according to a local elder.
“A rumor is spread out that there was a quarrel between local Rakhines and   outsider Rakhines, who were hired from Akyab (Sittwe) during the June 2012 violence. The local hired Rakhine goons at the rate of Kyat 10,000 per month. But, the local Rakhines paid only Kyat 3,000 per month. For this reason, there was a quarrel between them. The dead body was identified as a Karate man (black belt) from Sittwe (Akyab), said a Nasaka aide from the area.
Another rumor come out again,” the conflict was occurred between two groups of drug traffickers – U Ba Chit group of Longdu and Akyab drug trafficking group- for 59 million kyat and around 100,000 Yaba tablets. If the concerned authority investigates U Ba Chit, the conflict will be come out real event.
But, Rohingya villagers believe that, “It is a creative event” by the concerned authority to harass neighboring Rohingya villagers with a bad intention, especially Loung Don villagers,” said a local trader who denied to be named.
“How do the Rohingya villagers are dare to kill Rakhine villagers within the Act of 144? Rohingya villagers have no swords, no guns. How did they commit to shot dead one Rakhine and wounded three?  It is totally impossible. At the time of event, the Nasaka was alert and stopped the Villagers to go the spot,” said a Rohingya leader.
But, no one is arrested regarding the event of four minor children, said a youth.
Rohingya villagers fear that in future the authorities’ concerned, local Rakhine villagers accompanied by Natala villagers will create problems to harass the Rohingya villagers. They don’t want peace between to community, said a religious lead

Authority again extends another two months in Maungdaw

Maungdaw, Arakan State: The concerned authority – Township administration office - again extended the emergency Act 144 to another two months in Maungdaw today, according to official announcement.

The Maungdaw district was imposed emergency Act 144 since June 8, 2012 bigoted violence between Rakhine and Rohingya communities in Maungdaw Town and it was extended once after three months and now again extended again for two months, said a politician from Maungdaw.
“In Maungdaw, the authority are using emergency Act 144 to harass and oppress Rohingya community from their social activists – movement, praying in mosque, working for survival, marriage and gathering for funeral – and to extort money from Rohingya with so called warrant list which was not declared to public but when the security personnel need to use.”
The worse thing is not allowed to gather for funeral pray, but if you had paid money, you are allowed to pray and gather, said an elder from Maungdaw.
“The emergency Act prevented to perform funeral pray which is the last time of a human being and if you will pay money, it will be allowed.”
“Why the emergency Act used in Maungdaw to harass Rohingya community, there is no need this Act as the authority are always oppressing Rohingya within this Act.”

Officials and religious leaders hold a meeting in Maungdaw south

Maungdaw, Arakan State: A meeting was held between Rohingya - religious leaders (Maulana), elders - and Maungdaw concerned authorities- Deputy Commander of Army, Burmese border security force (Nasaka), District administration office, Immigration official- at State High School, Aley Than Kyaw, Maungdaw south on February 5, said a participant in the meeting on condition of anonymity.
“The Rohingya religious leaders were summoned by Nasaka Director and discussed different issues of Rohingya regarding the present situation of Maungdaw Township.”
More than 30 religious leaders (Maulana) participated in the meeting while the Maungdaw District Administration officer, U Aung Myint Soe,  the  Nasaka  Director Col Aung Naing Oo, Immigration officer of Maungdaw Township, Commanders of  Nasaka  area No. 7 and  8 and other concerned officers  also participated in the meeting, according to a village admin office member.
Everybody must follow the law of Burma as per your religious –Islam. If anyone doesn’t follow the law, will be punished according to the law, according to Nasaka Director’s speech in the meeting.
“Rohingya is not listed among the 135 ethnic races, Buddhist are majority in Arakan not Rohingya, you came to Burma from Bangladesh and we need to check all of you for citizen rights," said U Aung Myint Soe, the Maungdaw district administration officer.
“Only four Muslims can offer daily prayer (Namaz) in the mosques, but not more than four persons,” Aung Myint Soe more added.
“Rohingya villagers were also asked to open the mosques after submitting documents regarding the mosques.”
"We have been living in Arakan State since long, we are citizen of Burma. We have the rights to elect and to be elected. Why do the Police, Nasaka and other security forces arbitrary arrest us and extort money? Besides, we are not allowed to go from one place to another; now, we have no jobs, no works and no money to support our family members,” Maulana Abdul Latif, hailed from Shira para, asked to the concerned official at the meeting.
The concerned authorities have been arrested the Bengali Muslims who were involved in the sectarian violence, the district administration officer replied the question.
Some other Rohingya participants tried to ask more questions, but they did not get opportunity. 
However, the meeting was started at about 10:00 am and ended at 12:00, according to a religious leader