By
MYARF/ M.S. Anwar
Wednesday,
May 14, 2014
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Myanmar Police in Maungdaw District, composed of mainly Rakhine
extremists, have been exploiting all means possible to persecute helpless
Rohingyas
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Maungdaw, Arakan state- Rohingya passers-by are daily harassed
and looted by Rakhine Police stationed at the monastery in a Rakhine village
under Tharay Kunbaung (Sair Kunbaw) tract, southern Maungdaw.
“Hefzur
Rahman is a local of Quarter 2, Maungdaw, and sole trader of live-stocks such
as chicken in the township. While on his way back to his village with the
chickens he had bought in Maungdaw south, around 12:30PM on 12th May
2014, he was stopped by Police stationed at Monastery in Rakhine village of
Tharay Kunbaung village tract. They charged him Kyat 1,000 as usual for going
through the Police’s check-post.
And
they grabbed Kyat 3,000 more asking who gave him permission to trade chickens”
said a witness of the incident.
“These
Police Officers always harass Rohingya passers-by. They loot money and
properties belong to them, motorcyclists and vehicle owners etc. If people
refuse to fulfill their demands, they beat people as well. They mainly target
Rohingya religious scholars” he continued.
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