Nasaka and village sentries fight at Maungdaw

By Kaladan News

Maungdaw, Arakan State: A fight between members of Burma’s border security force (Nasaka) and village sentries occurred on the night of January 26th, after the Nasaka officers assaulted the sentries, according to a local trader who spoke on condition of anonymity.

The source said four Nasaka personnel from Mangala (Tharet Oo) camp went to the sentry post in the village to check the men on duty there. While the Nasaka personnel were approaching the post secretly, the sentries stopped them and asked them who they were, which made the Nasaka personnel very angry.

The government officers lined up the 10 sentries and demanded to know why they stopped them. Then, they beat them severely with a stick.

The sentries attacked the Nasaka in self-defence. Three Nasaka personnel were severely beaten up and one escaped. Later, the wounded Nasaka personnel were sent to their camp by local the village administration officer, according to a village elder who asked not to be named.

Nasaka officers have not taken any action against the local village sentries. However, the villagers have not slept at home for fear of arrest since the incident.

A school teacher said, “It is normal for sentries to stop anybody who is approaching to the sentry post at night.”

Comments

Amnesty International's T. Kumar to Speak at the Islamic Society of North America's Convention

Amnesty International's T. Kumar to Speak at the Islamic Society of North America's Convention Advocacy Director T. Kumar to Speak on Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar (Burma) Contact: Carolyn Lang, clang@aiusa.org, 202-675-8759 /EINPresswire.com/ (Washington, D.C.) -- Amnesty International Advocacy Director T. Kumar will address the Islamic Society of North America's 49th Annual Convention "One Nation Under God: Striving for the Common Good," in regards to the minority community of Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar (Burma) on Saturday, September 1, at 11:30 am at the Washington DC Convention Center.

American Buddhists Promote 969 Movement With Website

Irrawaddy News: July 9, 2013 A group of American Buddhists has launched an English-language website promoting the 969 movement, in response to negative media surrounding the ultra-nationalist Buddhist campaign in Burma. The website aims to dispel “myths” about the movement, with a letter from nationalist monk Wirathu to a Time magazine reporter whose article about 969 was banned in Burma. “We’re not officially endorsed by Ven Wirathu at this time but will send a delegation to his monastery soon,” a spokesperson for the site said via email, adding that the group would create a nonprofit to coordinate “969 activities worldwide in response to religious oppression.”

Rohingya Activist Nominated for Human Rights Award

PHR congratulates Zaw Min Htut, a Burmese Rohingya activist, on his nomination for the 2011 US State Department Human Rights Defenders Award . Zaw Min Htut has been working for Rohingyas’ rights through the Burmese Rohingya Association of Japan since he fled Burma in 1998. Prior to that he was a student activist in Burma, and was detained for his participation in protests in 1996. In Japan, Zaw Min Htut has organized protests at the Burmese embassy and has written books on the history of Rohingya.

The Stateless Rohingya Blog

Search This Blog