Rakhine villager was caught while trying to set fire

Maungdaw, Arakan State:A Rakhine villager was caught red handed by Rohingya villagers in Maungdaw Town on 9th March, at around 4:00 am while he was trying to set fire in Rohingya houses, said a businessman from the locality on condition of anonymity.

“The Rakhine man was caught along with a sword, two bottles of petrol and two matchboxes by villagers in Shikdar Para (Myoma Kayan Dan) village. ...He is from the neighboring Rakhine village.”

After catching him red handed, the villagers handed him over to the village Administrator. On being informed, police rushed to the spot and received the culprit, according to an aide of police.

But, police said that he is a mad man from Maruk-U Township, why did the villagers caught him?He is innocent.

According to villagers, he is from neighboring Rakhine village and is not a mad man. He is a courageous man who was dare enough to set fire on Rohingya village alone,at night.

“In Reality, Rakhine villagers do not dare to set fire Rohingya village, but,the concerned authorities are provoking and backing them to do this type of stuffs in order to make life of the Rohingya villagers unstable”, the villagers added.

Regarding the event, when contacted the Maungdaw police station, they refused to give any comment.

On March 7, at around 1:30 am, six houses were of Shikdar Para of Maungdaw Town were burnt down by unknown Rakhine villagers with the help of police of Maungdaw police station.

“It is proved that the six houses of Sikdar Para were burned down by a group of Rakhine extremists, three days ago,” said a village elder preferred not to be named.

Nasaka commander summons villagers in Maungdaw south

Maungdaw, Arakan State| More than 60 villagers including village administrators were summoned by the commander of Nasaka area No. 7, yesterday, at about 3:00 pm, said one of the local village Administrator from Aley Than Kyaw.
“Villagers were called to the village of Khonza Bill under the Aley Than Kyaw village tract and ordered them not to go out of the houses from 10:00 pm to 6:00 am.”
In the meeting, the Nasaka commander discussed many different issues with village leaders and administrators regarding the present situation of Arakan State, said an aide of Nasaka.
The Nasaka commander told the participants that every villager must have to inform to the concerned authorities, if any relative pays a visit. The officer also told that if there any event happens in a village such as burning houses, it will not be informed to any department.
“If anyone doesn’t comply with the order, he/she will be punished according to the law,” the commander added.
A participant, named Mohammed Taher asked the Nasaka Commander a question regarding some Rohingya farmers who live in huts outside of village to look after their crop fields. He asked whether a permit is necessary for such purpose.
The commander replied the question by saying that who wants to live out of the village, they have to give information to the concerned authorities to get permission, said a participant on condition of anonymity. It is another tactic for arbitrary arrests of the villagers by giving allegations, according to villagers.
“Many people say, the present government is moving into democracy, but in fact, it is not changing in rural areas. It is worse than previous one. President’s mind set is not changed, so far, though he has changed into civilian clothes his mind is as it was before”, said a politician.

NASAKA abducts a rohingya family

Maungdaw,Arakan|| The border security force of Myanmar
(NASAKA) based in area no 14 of Maungdaw,attacked the home
of a well to do family in Shwejar village on 9th March,saturday.
The victim was identified as Abul Hossain(85) and his immediate
family.
On that day,a group of sixty Nasaka personnels surrounded his
home from all side,they then entered his home beat him mercilessly
and threw him in a nearby pond,his wife Momtaz(67) was beaten too
when she tried to save her husband from beating.They snatched her
golden chain while beating her,their elder daughter Hosne Ara
a middle aged lady was also attacked by the nasaka forces they
cut her ear while taking her earrings with sharp knives.
Their son Lasim was given a rough greeting while he tried
to talk with them by beating him without mercy.
Abul Hossain's other daughter Khadiza was hit on her head
by a knife thrown by the nasaka,she was seriously injured.
The nasaka took away all of their golden ornamanents worth
25 tickles implying that those were not theirs.
In the following morning the 14th nasaka area commander along
with his escorts took the family away and their whereabouts
are unknown.Their relatives seemed to be really worried
about their lives.
A villager who preferred not to be named said that,"the
well to do families of rohingya community are not spared
now a days,what will happen with the normal rohingya people
like us?"
The law and order situation of Arakan specially Maungdaw
is degrading everyday,even the security forces provide
no security to the minority rohingya people.

Security force detains seven villagers in Maungdaw

Maungdaw, Arakan State: Burma border security force (Nasaka) personnel arrested and kept in detained seven Rohingya villagers on March 4, over allegation of involving in March 1, Rohingya murder- known as Natala murdered, according to a businessman from Alay Than Kyaw.
 “The arrested have been identified as--- Yakub (45), son of Erashed, Ataullah (25), son of Yasin, Monu Meah (60), Esa Ali, Md. Younus (20), son of Kalu, Abdul Kader (45), son of Kala Meah, Mohamed Siddik (50), son of Kala and Sayedullah (43), son of Ahar Zaman.  They all hailed from Udaung village of Maungdaw Township.”
Two Rohingyas were arrested from the village and others five were arrested from the paddy filed – grow winter paddy where the water is available - by the Nasaka personnel of Nasaka area No. 7 when the villagers were supplying water to their paddy fields in the morning, said a relative of one of the victims. .
The arrestees are innocent people and daily workers. They don’t know about the event of March 1, said an elder from the village.
However, five villagers of them were released today morning  after paying money and two remain villagers are being kept in the Nasaka camp and their relatives were called to the camp by the Nasaka officer, but the result is unknown, according to villagers.
After arrest, the villagers were severely tortured in the Nasaka camp. They are now taking private treatment at the village, according to another relative of the victims.
At present, Nasaka personnel are trying to arrest more innocent Rohingya villagers over the issue of murder case. So, many villagers become in panic and fleeing from the houses to avoid arrest.
Actually, a Rohingya villager was killed on March 1, by the Natala villagers while he went to his betel garden. Though the murder case was clearly committed by Natala villagers backing by Nasaka, the Rohingya villagers are blamed or accused in the murder case, said a local elder.
The Nasaka are getting money from the villagers, to get money, Nasaka tortured and detained villagers and  villagers become panic, some villagers will flee the native place to avoid arrest and torture. These are the tactics of the Nasaka to drive out Rohingya people from the Arakan soil. It is a dangerous policy, but many people ignore it, said a local political leader from Maungdaw Town.

High officials collect money from appointed village administration officers

Maungdaw, Arakan State: High officials from Maungdaw have collected huge amount of money from new appointed village administration officers sine last February 15, said a village administrator officer who paid huge money to high officers.

“The high officials – U Kyi San, Township administration officer and U Aung Myint Soe, District administration officer- were collecting huge amount of money from the candidate who had run village administration officer election and getting number three position in the election. After receiving the money form the last number candidate, issued appointment letter for post of village administration officer.”
“Even, the high numbers of getting votes from the villagers in the village administration officer election, had also to pay money (starting from one million to 6 million) to the high officers to get official appointment letter, according to a former village administration officer from Maungdaw.
The high officials demanded and collected 6 million kyats to issue an official appointment letter to the person who want the position in Myinn Hlut village tract.
The officials are not collecting money from Rakhine who contested the election, by forced of authority inside the Rohingya majority village and automatically appointed for Village administration officer even he didn’t get any vote in the election, said a politician from maungdaw.
“This is not free and fear election or democratically elected the person, the villagers didn’t want the person, but the high officials appointed with their selection. It is new Burma reform to democracy system in northern Arakan. Is the northern Arakan inside Burma, if yes, why the “laws and orders” are different from other side of Burma.”
The person, who had gotten village administration officer appoint, will recollect his money from the villagers with legal way or illegal. How, the country or state or place will be enjoy with democracy which Burma government saying to move and reform democracy, said a school teacher from Maungdaw.

Secrete killing increase in Maungdaw

Maungdaw, Arakan State: Secrete killing of Rohingya community is going increased in Maungdaw since beginning of 2013, according to an officer from Maungdaw, who didn’t want to named.

The dead body of Sayed Ullah on the ground


“There are more than 13 Rohingyas and one Rakhine were killed by unknown miscreants, but most of Rohingya believed the killing was made by security forces, Natala villagers and case-fire arms group – Rakhine.”
The authority also didn’t able to find out or arrest, the killers of innocence people- Rohingyas and Rakhine-and the situation in northern Arakan seen, Rohingyas are sufferer and facing so many harassment but some Rohingyas stand to fight for their rights and some leaves their home land, the officer said.
Sayed Ullah (35), son of Mohamed Siddique hailed from Udaung village under Burma border security force (Nasaka) area 8, Maungdaw is a Rohingya – betel leaves farmer – was killed in his betel leaves farm house on March 1 at about 10:00pm, was found on March 2, morning, according to a village administration office member.
“The betel leaves farm house is near the mountain side and Natala village ( Rakhine) and the Rohingya community believed he was killed by Natala villagers as there were only moving two kind of people – Rakhine (Natala) and security personnel.”
Some of his colleagues –watching their farms- saw some Natala villagers were rounding near Sayed’s farms and heard some voice but they were not able to check Sayed’s farms as it is too dark, said one of Sayed colleague.
In the morning, his colleagues found Sayed was dead, laying on the ground with dagger wounded.
Police personnel from Alaythan Kyaw went to the spot after getting information, but the police didn’t do anything and not released the dead body nor to send to the hospital.
Later, the dead body was released to Sayed’s family to take to their home where they will bury in the village graveyard. But, the relatives had to pay money to the village administration officer ( Rakhine) to do this, said an elder from the village.
Similarly, Abdul Rahaman, son of Abdul Hakhim hailed from Kiliadaung village  was killed by unknown miscreants while he was watching his cow and buffalo in the grassing ground  on February 28, according to a watch dog of killing Rohingya in Northern Arakan.
“The Rohingyas are killing one by one each day in daytimes or night, in the field or villages but nobody care of Rohingya killing even the law enforcement and no one was arrest since the New Year (2013) started.”
Besides, Two Rohingyas on February 26, by Natalan Villagers, four Rohingya minor children from one family on February 9 by unknown, four Rohingyas killed inside custody of Nasaka camp under area number 5 and  one Rohingya on January 28 by army personnel of LIBs 352. One Rakhine killed on February 9 by unknown. The authority are arresting Rohingya community for this Rakhine with false allegation and no action for so many Rohingyas were killed  in the same times –later and before. It seen, the Rohingya community from northern Arakan are not human being, no law and order for them, no need to follow the basic Human rights, according to a politician from Maungdaw.
“Burma well-known politician and rights activist said “Law and order need to restore in northern Arakan”. Yes, it need for people from northern Arakan - Rohingya and Rakhine- to stay peacefully, but now it look, only for Rakhine not for Rohingya.”

No religious freedom in Maungdaw

Maungdaw, Arakan State: The concerned authority of Maungdaw south declared people can enjoy to perform their religious freely, but the Burma border security force (Nasaka) arrested a person who performed his religious duty in the religious place on February 27, according to a village administration officer who denied his named.

“Abu Fayas , 55, son of Lal Mohad hailed from Warr Cha village, under Nasaka area number 7, was arrested after performed his religious duty in a Mosque after sunset time.”
The Nasaka charged him for performing religious duty inside the Mosque, but he performed outside of Mosque, in the mosque compound. The Nasaka asked him to settle and they will free him to go. He refused to pay money as the commander declared that can performed religious duty inside the compound of Mosque, said an elder from village.
“The Nasaka toke him to their outpost camp where the Nasaka officer, Military intelligent (Sarapa) and special branch of police (SB) were asking him huge amount of money to release. Later, the village admin officer and elders manage to release him from custody of Nasaka, paying huge amount of money.”
The commanding officer- Aung Naing Oo-  area number 7, declared to the people that people can performed their religious duty inside the compound of Mosque, but the villagers must return and help while the Nasaka will collect information through digital photograph and finger print on February 25, according to a student who attend the meeting.
“If you are not willing to help us at that time, we will do ourselves by force or other ways to get the print and photo,” said the commander.
 When asked Nasaka area number 7 commanding office about the declaration and extorted of money, but the officer declared that the office issued order for freedom of religious and they are not taking money from people.