New Three Rohingyas killed at Maungdaw Again!

September 6th 2012

Maungdaw, Arakan State: According reliable eyewitness ground
information, a Rohingya man with a child and a woman were killed in
Maungdaw down town by police and Hluntin on September 4. They were
arrested from Maungdaw market and called to South East of Maungdaw big
pond behind City-hall where Hluntin security outpost and disappeared.
And on September 6th it was seen that police and Hluntin took out
three dead bodies from that place and brought to Maungdaw Four Mile
Hluntin Regiment, informed an eyewitness from Maungdaw.

“The victims are not able to know where are they, who are they and from where.

By the field information, also, on September 6th at about 4:00pm 2
Rakhine (Buddhist) named Maung Ba Tun and Saw Maungdaw from Bagonna Na
Ta La village entered to the East block of Bagonna Rohingya village
with 5 policemen seized all the Government documentary papers such as
ID card, Families, land records etc.. Forcefully took money.

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