Maungdaw, Arakan State: The
Maungdaw District administration officer, U Aung Myint Soe and a monk – Ven.
Yanmanisara- had given direction to the security force and Rakhine community to
stop carrying rice from market by Rohingyas, said a village admin officer from
Maungdaw.
“The Maungdaw
District administration officer, U Aung Myint Soe and Township administrator
officer, U Kyi San, called all Rohingya shop owners from outside of Maungdaw
Municipal market to open their shops since July 15 through Village admin
officers and also given the ensure of security. But, when Rohingya shop owners
opened their shops, they realized that there is no security for
them.”
“Rakhine
youths and monks are taking photographs when the Rohingya shop owners are
coming to the shops or while returning home with some foodstuffs for their
home. After taking photographs, the Rakhine youths and monks loot the goods
from Rohingyas. There is no sign of security for Rohingyas which the Maungdaw
concerned authority had already given them.”
Four
sacks of rice were seized from four Rohingya youths by police officer Aye Htun
Sein yesterday evening at Ali Para of Ward number 2 and the police officer kept
the four rice sacks in the electric generator compound of Maungdaw stationed
near clock tower junction, said a young boy who lost his rice sack.
“We
are going through the Rohingya village for fear of seizing, but at last, we
lost everything. In our home, we have no foods for our families, after losing
the rice sacks, we will be starving.”
The
Rohingya community has been getting rice in their village through the security
forces that brings rice sacks and sell in the village with profit, but, now the
monks gives advice not to sell or to buy any foodstuffs from
Rohingya. So, Rohingya become very difficult to get foodstuffs for their
survival, said a village admin officer.
“The
police personnel and Rakhines loot the foodstuffs from Rohingya stores during
the riots period and kept most of foodstuffs in the electric generator compound
of Maungdaw and other were sent to the monasteries where fake Rakhine refugees
have been taking shelter for only relief distribution period and back to their
destination (Home). Now, they are selling foodstuffs to Rohingya with money (
with high prices).”
“The
monks from Maungdaw denied receiving relief goods from INGOs at their fake
refugees centers because the INGOs will distribute to Rakhines and Rohingyas.
The Rohingyas will survive their struggle without taking risk to carry
foodsstuff from market. The INGOs will realize what is going on in the
Maungdaw. The Rakhine monks know, they will receive relief goods from local
donors from Burma which will only distribute to the Rakhine community who are
not real refugees.
To show international community, they make drama of refugees
and telling everybody that they stay in the camps for fear of attack of
Rohingya community. In reality, the Rohingya community is the refugees in
Maungdaw, not in the camps as the government is not set up the camps for
Rohingya. The Rohingyas are Internal displace people (IDPs) who are sheltering
with their relatives or other villages. No one gives them any relief goods. The
Rohingya IDPs struggle for their survival by them.”
Source by KPN
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