December 29, 2015

Military Arrest Rohingyas and Ban their Access to Livelihood

Rathedaung, Arakan State (Rohingya Vision) – The Burmese (Myanmar) Military have recently arrested a number of Rohingya farmers and banned their access to farming/harvesting in Rathedaung Township, the local sources report.

It has been learnt that the military at ‘551 Battalion’ in ‘Ku Taung’ village arrested 10 poor and young Rohingya villagers hail from ‘Anauk Pyin’ accusing them of stealing paddy/rice from a farm belong to a Rakhine on December 15. They were tortured for the whole night.

The next day, Captain Saing Aung Kyaw, the commander of the battalion, released them after extorting Kyat 30,000 from each of them.

On the same day (i.e. December 16), the Military Captain issued an order banning all the Rohingyas in ‘Anauk Pyin’ village from their access to farming/harvesting/livelihoods. (Courtesy of Rohingya Vision TV)

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