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NaSaKa Extorted Money from Six Rohingyas in Southern Maung Daw

RB News
May 26, 2013

Maung Daw, Arakan- NaSaKa (Border Security Force) under the commandment area 8 arrested six innocent Rohingyas from the village of Udaung, Southern Maung Daw. Having extorted kyat 700,000, NaSaKa released them later. 

NaSaKa is carrying out this in cooperation with the village administrator, U Tin Maung. But before raiding, NaSaKa send U Maung Mra, brother-in-law, of U Tin Maung to threaten the villagers that they will be charged and arrested if the demanded money is not given. If the villagers refuse to give money, the next day, NaSaKa raid and arrest people and take them to their camp. Then, people are tortured as long as they don’t fulfill NaSaKa’s demands” said a villager.

Yesterday (i.e. on 25th May 2012), four innocent Rohingyas were accused of getting married illegally and subsequently arrested. 

“These kinds of extortion of money are nothing new. It has been going on since the time of ex-general and despot Khin Nyunt. People have been getting arrested with such arbitrary cases. And after the extortion of money, NaSaKa release them” he continued.

The profiles of these four people with the respective amount of money extorted are:

(1) U Shamshu S/o Mv. Shabbir Hussain from Kundan, Udaung, Kyat 150,000
(2) Mg Azizu Rahman S/o Mv Ramullah from Zumma, Udaung, Kyat 150,000
(3) Mv Shamsul Alam from Kundan, Udaung, Kyat 100,000
(4) Mg Syedullah S/o U Rabi Ahmed from Northern Udaung, Kyat 150,000

Although they got released after paying money to NaSaKa, U Maung Mra, the brother in-law of U Tin Maung, is asking for Kyat 300,000 more from them. 

“U Shamshu got released after paying Kyat 150,000. Yet, U Maung Mra is demanding Kyat 300,000 more. Otherwise, he is threatening that he will put some other charges against U Shamshu and ask NaSaKa to arrest him” the villager said.

Besides, NaSaKa arrested Mv. Abdu Shukkor who had been released by the Intelligence Officer, U Aung Kyaw Zin, few days ago after the extortion of money. Besides, his younger brother Ziaurrahaman also got arrested.

“They paid to Intelligence officer for their releases. Again, NaSaKa arrested them knowing that they could extort money. They were released later after extorting Kyat 60,000 from each” he added.

NaSaKa also arrested and beat a young Rohingya who was taking care of his cattle accusing that he was exporting cattle to the other countries.

“Hf Rashidullah s/o Rahmant Ullah was taking care of his cattle. Since their religious school has been locked down, he is working on his cattle. For that, NaSaKa accused him of smuggling cattle from Rathedaung to other countries. And then, they surrounded and beat him. It has always been like this here. There is no law here. NaSaKa and authority beat us as they wish. They extort money from us whenever they wish” the villager exclaimed.

(Translated into English by Maung Aurther)


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