Myanmar authorities continue extorting money from Rohingyas

QS Madani 

RB News 

February 15, 2013 

(Edited by Anwar Arakni) 

Buthidaung: Myanmar Military continues to extort huge amounts of money from Rohingyas under various fabricated cases. The Military personnel from battalion (322) have extorted much money from the Rohingyas in Tat Min Chaung Village Tract, Buthidaung Township under various accusations. 

The following victims are accused of going to Bangladesh. 

(1) Ameenullah s/o Mohammed Saeed (paid Kyats 50,000) 

(2) Molvi Aktar s/o Hameedur Rahman (paid Kyats 100,000) 

The following victims are accused of possessing mobile phone. 

(1) Mohammed Tayub s/o Laloo (paid Kyats 20,000) 

(2) Anas s/o Ayub (paid Kyats 100,000) 

(3) Masum s/o Abu Siddique (paid Kyats 400,000) 

(4) Hares s/o Zakaria (paid Kyats 50,000) 

The following victims are accused of human trafficking to Malaysia. 

(1) Abul Kasem s/o Fayaz (paid Kyats 500,000) 

(2) Mahbub Rahman s/o (paid Kyats 100,000) 

Under the accusation of torching the straw in the paddy field Yaseen s/o Mohammed Siddique was extorted Kyats 100,000 and made him to weed-out two acres of land as an added penalty. And Ayub s/o Abdul Hakeem was accused of helping a girl in marriage with a youth illegally, and was penalized Kyats 10,000. 

Min Bya: Four Rohingya youths from Lamboissar Village Tract, Min Bya Township, went to the market to buy some betel leaves on February 11, 2013. On the way, upon coming across with Rakhine extremists, they were beaten very severely and were apprehended to the security forces where they suffered additional torture. 

Maungdaw: Major Soe Moe Htike arrested Zubair s/o Abdul Karim from Inn Dinn (Aan Dan), Maungdaw Towship on February 11, 2013 at 1:30 pm on a false accusation that he has married without permission. The fact of the matter is the Major selectively targets people to extort money. He knows that the victim’s father works in Saudi Arabia and often sends a lot of money to support his family. The victim has been detained in Inn Dinn Nasaka camp and being tortured routinely. The Major is demanding 1 million Kyats for his release. 

A motorcycle was seized from Salimullah s/o Shida Ali, 27, by military personnel, Kyaw Ko Ko from Zawmatat Village Tract check post at around 11:00 am on February 8, 2013. He was tortured to provide a list of names, regardless of true or false, who possess motorcycle, mobile phone, crossing to Bangladesh, involve in any illegal or violent activities. 

This seems to be a grand scheme of mass arresting villagers and extorting money.