Local NaSaKa officers
Maungdaw, Arakan
State: Ten Rohingya villagers have been detained in the Nasaka’s custody of
Aley Than Kyaw since April 21, said a local trader on condition of anonymity.
“Burma’s border security force (Nasaka) arrested them from their village at
night on that day after being conducted operation.”
The arrestees have
been identified as— Ayat Ullah (20), son
of Rahim Ullah, Nasir Rahaman (17), son of Kafayed Ullah, Majibur Rahaman (25),
son of Asadullah, Zahid Hussain (17), son of Dilu, Md. Yonus (30), son of Deni
Islam, Khirul Amin (20), son of Antaz, Abdul Amin (15), son of Abdul Mazid,
Rahamat Ullah (20), Moni Ullah, Zamal (15), son of Saley and Fazal. They all hailed from Dil Para village of Aley
Than Kyaw village tract of Nasaka area No.7 under the Maungdaw Township.
“Most of them are
young villagers,” said a schoolteacher from the locality.
According to
villagers, a group of Nasaka personnel accompanied by some Natala villagers
entered the said village tract at night at about 12:00 and one of them shouted
that Natala villagers entered the village with long swords and guns.
Hearing the voice,
the villagers immediately went out from their homes and rushed to the gate of
the village where they saw some Nasaka and Natala villagers were standing on
the spot, a village elder said.
At this moment, the
Nasaka personnel arrested some Rohingyas villagers without giving any reason,
but others could manage arrest of Nasaka. After arrest, they were severely
tortured on the spot. It is a tactics to arrest the Rohingya villagers from
their villages.
However, they were
brought to the Nasaka area No. 7 and detained in there. Nasaka has demanded
Kyat 500,000 for their release, but the arrestees are not able to fulfill their
demand. So, they have been detained and tortured in detention center of Nasaka
camp, said relative of a victim preferring not to be named.
An ex-chairman from
Maungdaw south said,” It’s a tactic of Nasaka personnel to extort money and
harass the Rohingya villagers by giving false allegation.
“Burmese government
still doesn’t care of international pressure,” said a politician inside Arakan.
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