Reports on Money Extortion from Innocent Rohingyas by Rakhine Authority -7

MYARF Reports | Written by M.S. Anwar

December 21, 2013

1- Aftermaths of the Burning of Maungdaw Municipal Market

2- Military Extorted Money from an Innocent Rohingya

3- Maungdaw Police Arrest a Human Trafficker

4- Kyeing Chaung Police Extort Money from a Rohingya on False Allegation

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1- Aftermaths of the Burning of Maungdaw Municipal Market, Rohingya Froced to Pay Extortion Money to Police

Maungdaw Municipal Market (with 95% of shops at the market owned by Rohingyas) was torched by Rakhine terrorists on 23^rd November 2013 evening. Two shops (No. 2B-12 and No. 2B-11) were burnt down, whereas 20 other shops were looted by Rakhines from adjacent quarters. (The reports can be read here: An Elderly Rohingya Arrested in Relation to Fire Incident at Maungdaw Municipal Market)

Instead of finding out the culprits and punishing them according to the law, Maungdaw Police (from the station called Ngwe-Htaike) are now after the owners of the two shops burnt down on the said date. Police arrested the owner of the shop 2B-12 [hails from the village of Shujah (Shwezar)] on 24^th November 2013 morning. They released him later having extorted Kyat 1.6 Millions. Again, on 13^th December 2013, the police threatened to sue the owner of the shop 2B-11, U Osman [hails from the village mentioned above]. According to the police, the fire started from his shop and he would be prosecuted if he failed to pay an amount of Kyat 0.4 million to them (the police).

This is called double-victimization. On one hand, their shops were burnt down and on the other hand, they are forced to pay humungous amount of money to the police.

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2- Military Extorted Money from an Innocent Rohingya

In Northern Maungdaw on 4^th December 2013: Ibrahim (son of) Mahmudul Hassan hails from the village of Thu Oola was talking to a Rohingya by a road at the village. Meanwhile, two military from No.12 Station at the village of Ywe-Nyo-Taung (Rohingya-daung) appeared and seized his motorcycle. They squeezed Kyat 200,000 to return his bike.

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3- Maungdaw Police Arrest a Human Trafficker

In Southern Maungdaw on 3^rd December 2013, Maungdaw Police (in Charge of Anti-Human Trafficking) arrested a Human Trafficking agent named Shakir (son of) Ula Meah (Age 58) hails from the village of Kanpu (Hanpufara) of AlayThanKyaw (Haisshu-Rata) village tract. He was arrested and is detained in the Police Station for FAILING TO PAY MONTHLY BRIBE (for the month of November) TO THE POLICE.

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4- Kyeing Chaung Police Extort Money from a Rohingya on False Allegation

In Northern Maungdaw around 9:00PM on 30^th November 2013: Police from Kyeing-Chaung (Bawli Bazaar) station together with Hlun Hteins from the camp Sin-Kyi Pyin Camp arrested Younose (son of) Noor Mohammed while he was sitting at a shop in (a nearby village called) Myomi Chaung (Ayossor). He was alleged to have possesed illegal Bangladehi Sim Card and detained at the Kyeing-Chaung Police Station. Having extorted Kyat 300,000, Police released him after 24 hours.