Rohingyas In Immense Troubles Due to Forced Labour and Extortion of Money

RB News 

May 12, 2013

Maung Daw, Arakan - NaSaKa (Border Security Force) Commander, Major Aung Lwin Oo, of the area (7), Southern Maung Daw, is demanding Forced Labours and trying to extort money from the Rohingya community in the villagers under his commandment. 

Yesterday, around 1pm, NaSaKa commander called on the administrators of the villages under his commandment for a meeting. In it, he demanded forced labours and money from all of them. 

“All the administrators were called on for a meeting. The NaSaKa commander demanded the village administrators that they would have to collect money from their villagers in order to build 27 toilets and one Chicken Farm for the NaSaKa. Not only that, he demanded forced labouring from Rohingyas under his commandment area” said local Rohingya in Southern Maung Daw. 

Although Myanmar government is saying that there is no more forced labouring in the country, Rohingyas are made forced labours by the authority almost every day. 

“When the administrator of the village of Kayintan told the NaSaKa commander that it would be too difficult for troubled and economically crippled Rohingyas to do so at this time, the commander replied that he was not concerned with any such crises faced by Rohingya people. And then, he (the commander) issued a warning that his demand must be fulfilled by 25th May 2013. Therefore, all Rohingyas are extremely worried now” he continued. 

Besides, the commander posed threats of arrests and imprisonments against the village administrators if they can’t assist him in Forced Bengalization of Rohingyas.

(Translated into English by Maung Aurther)