Displaced Rohingya Man Killed in Sittwe
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| U Mohammed Hanif, 48, was apparently killed today [Photo: Saeed Arakani/RB News] |
RB News
May 1, 2018
Sittwe (Akyab) --
An internally displaced Rohingya man was found dead in Sittwe (Akyab) Township
this (May 1) evening.
The man
identified as U Mohammed Hanif s/o U Goni Miya, 48, was apparently killed around 6pm today. He was found dead with blood
spilling all over his head and body at 'Cyclone Center' nearby 'Manzi' Police
Station.
"He is an
IDP living at 'Ohn Taw Gyi' camp. He was found dead at around 6pm and the
Cyclone Center where he was found dead is an abandoned place where people go
and rest nearby 'Manzi' police station.
“And the Police
from the Police-Post often carelessly and brutally beat Rohingya passers-by,"
said an eyewitness to RB News.
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| After Police has sealed the place of the crime [Photo: Saeed Arakani/RB News] |
It looks like a murder and the possible murderers could be the police personnel from the ‘Mansi’ Police Post, according to our initial investigations.
The police have
currently blocked all public access to the crime scene and took the dead-body
for post-mortem to Sittwe General Hospital at 7:30pm.
[Reported by
Saeed Arakani; Edited by M.S. Anwar]
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