YANGON, Myanmar – Myanmar police have announced that rumors on social media that a mosque in Yangon was used in human trafficking were found to be groundless, according to local media Monday.
The Myanmar Times reported that police as saying their investigation had revealed that the establishment serves as a place for religious education for more than 40 students during the daytime and around 120 boarders –all of them from Myanmar.
The probe can been launched after a rumor had spread online that a ward administrator had inspected the mosque overnight for a month and discovered the presence of more than 100 Muslims without national registration cards.
According to the Post, the postings – which had been shared over 13,000 times as of Sunday – also claimed that the human trafficking networks were receiving funding for countries in the Arabian Gulf.
Police also told the newspaper Sunday that a probe into the social media posts is ongoing.
Since Internet access became more widespread in the formerly isolated country, many have warned of rampant anti-Muslim hate speech on social media. (Courtesy of Fulton News)
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