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Hlun Tin's Sentry Post
Maungdaw,
Arakan State: More Rohingyas have been facing harassment by Burma border
security force (Nasaka) in Maungdaw south as the Nasaka has been arresting
arbitrarily Rohingya villagers since March 10, said a local elder. Sayed Ullah
(35), son of Mohamed Siddique, hailed from Udaung village was killed by Natala
villagers in his betel leaves farm on March 1. The betel leaves farm is near
the mountain side not far from Natala village. The Natala villagers frequently
stole betel leaves from this betel leaves farm earlier.
So the owner, Sayedullah asked them (Natala villagers) not to steal
betel leaves from his farm. As a result, when the owner went to his betel farm
on March 1, he was brutally killed by the Natala villagers.
However, the Nasaka did not arrest the main culprits (Natala villagers),
but they arrested the innocent Rohingya villagers and extorted money from them.
This event is clear that the Nasaka’s arrest to Rohingya villagers is illegal
and bias, a business man said on condition of anonymity.
But, the Nasaka arrested some of the villagers from Udaung village over
the accusation that they had been involved in the murder case of Sayedullah.
Why did the Udaung villagers kill Sayedullah, a betel farmer? There is no
reason to kill him by the villagers, said an elder from the locality.
Some arrested villagers were identified as —Hamidullah (25), son of
Yasin, Manu (45), son of Yasali, Yakub (47), son of Ashadullah, Md. Younus
(30), son of Kolim, Korim Ullah (40), son of Ashar Zama, Md. Siddik (50)
and Abdullah (40), sons of Kala, Noor Ahmed (50), son of Abdul Latip and Nur
Alam (32), son of Dil Mohamed. They all belong to Udaung village of
Maungdaw Township.
U San Zaw, the Nasaka officer of Nasaka out-post nearby Udaung Natala
village, arrested the innocent said Rohingya villagers from their village and
paddy fields, said a trader on condition of anonymity.
According to villagers, Nasaka personnel went to the village at night
and arrested villagers showing the warrant lists of murder case. After arrest,
they were taken to the Nasaka out-post under the Nasaka area No. 8.
It is a very surprise able matter that they were kept in the Nasaka
custody and beaten up severely by the Nasaka personnel along with a group of
Rakhine goons said one of the arrestees who denied to be named.
However, later, Nasaka personnel released all the arrestees after taking
huge money, said a person from the locality.
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