Unreported Events of Atrocties Against Rohingya in Arakan Part-3

M.S. Anwar | November 13, 2013

1-Young Rohingya Student Become Prey of Treble Victimization

(Report by Sindhi Khan, Maung Daw, Arakan)

Around 8:00 AM on 31^st October 2013, Anwar Sadek S/o Aman Shariff (Age 15) hails from village of Khadir Bil (Nyaung-Chaung), was going to the downtown to buy some necessary stationeries before school time. He is a 8^th Standard Student at Maung Daw High School.

On the way on his bicycle, he was hit by a rushing Rakhine motor-cyclist and injured badly. Instead action against the motorcyclist over-speeding his bike, the traffic police including Saya Tin Aye at Myoma Kayintan post detained him the whole day. And they were asking Kyat 25,000 from him for his release.

He is a poor student. In the evenning of the day, he borrowed Kyat 5,000 from his friend going back home after school and finally got him released.

“This is called “Treble Victimization.” He got hit by motorcycle and injured, detained whole day disabling him from attending his class and had to pay money for getting injured. What a justice! This happens only in Myanmar.”

Sindhi Khan is a grassroot activist in Arakan. 

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2- Rakhine Admininstrator of Wach-Cha Village Extort Money from Rohingyas

(Report by MYARF, Maung Daw, Arakan)

Maung Maung Thein, a Rakhine and village admininstrator of the village of Wach-Cha in southern-Maung Daw has been arbitrarily extorting money from Rohingyas. The list of the people he extorted money from is as mentioned below. 

MYARF is a group of grassroot activists in Arakan.

To read earlier parts of reports, click: 

Compilation of Reports that Missed Out: Atrocities Against Rohingyas in Maung Daw Part (1)  

Compilation of Reports that Missed Out: Atrocities Against Rohingyas in Maung Daw Part (2)