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18 Innocent Rohingyas From Buthidaung Arrested Without Any Reason




RB News 
December 28, 2014 

Buthidaung, Arakan – On Saturday early morning Myanmar’s Border Guard Police raided Rohingya houses in Buthidaung Township of Arakan State and arrested 18 innocent Rohingyas, according to locals. 

On Saturday, December 26th morning at 1:30 am a number of Myanmar’s Border Guard Police (BGP) led by a Deputy Commander based in Maungdaw Township raided Rohingya houses in Mi Gyaung Zay village tract and Chin Thamar village tract. 14 Rohingyas from Mi Gyaung Zay village tract and 4 Rohingyas from Chin Thamar village tract were arrested without any reason. 

The 14 individuals from Mi Gyaung Zay were taken to BGP station in Maungdaw and the remaining 4 from Chin Thamar were taken to BGP station in Taung Bazar village in Buthidaung Township. 

The 14 innocent Rohingyas who were arrested from Mi Gyaung Zay village tract are: 

(1) Mozamal s/o Nawzu Miah (Age 43) – From Sin Thay hamlet 
(2) Saif Ullah s/o Eliyas (Age 27) – From Mazi hamlet 
(3) Osman Gani s/o Baysa Ali (Age 40) – From Mi Gyaung Zay hamlet 
(4) Madiya s/o Eliyas (Age 40) – From Fawti Ali hamlet 
(5) Shukur Alam s/o Eliyas (Age 30) – From Fawti Ali hamlet 
(6) Molvi Fayaz s/o Murad (Age 50) – From Fawti Ali hamlet 
(7) Molvi -- ? – s/o Ali Hussein (Age 55) – From Fawti Ali hamlet 
(8) Jani Alam s/o Salim (Age 30) – From Fawti Ali hamlet 
(9) Yahya s/o Shawmuluk (Age 35) – From Mazi hamlet 
(10) Molvi Ayas s/o Shawmuluk (Age 28) – From Mazi hamlet 
(11) Mamed Zalil (Age 55) (12) Ayas s/o Mamed Zalik (Age 25) 
(13) Soe Myint (a.k.a) Karim Ullah s/o Iqbal (Age 40) – Ywa Thit hamlet 
(14) Abdul Karim (Retired Clerk) (Age 65) – Ywa Thit hamlet 

The 4 innocent Rohingyas who were arrested from Chin Thamar village tract are: 

(1) Habi Ullah s/o Abdul Zalil (Age 38) – From Maung Nu hamlet 
(2) Mohammed Zubair s/o Abdul Samad (Age 40) – From Phaung Taw Pyin hamlet 
(3) Mohammed Shah (Age 35) – From Phaung Taw Pyin hamlet 
(4) Abu Tayub s/o Gawrir Hussein (Age 33) – From Phaung Taw Pyin hamlet

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