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State Immigration and Population chief forces magistrate to imprison 9-Rohingya in Akyab

News By Kaladan Press Akyab, Arakan State:   The Chief of the State Immigration and Population of Arakan State forced a female magistrate to imprison nine Rohingya including five men and four women in Akyab on September 8, said a leader from Akyab, denying to be named for security reason. “The five Rohingya were release from court on bail on September 6 by the female magistrate, but the Chief State Immigration and Population of Arakan State forced the magistrate to issue the arrest warrant for released Rohingya male on same day at 9:00pm as the female magistrate pressurized by the concerned authority from Nay Pyi Daw.” “The nine Rohingya including five men and 4 women, hail from Akyab, were sentenced to two and a half years in jail by a court of Akyab under the Article 188 of the penal code 6(2) and 6(3) on September 8, 2011, without having any chance to defend themselves through legal procedure.”  14 Rohingyas including 5 men, 4 women and 5 children were arrested at the Max Toll