Harassments and Open Robberies Continue Against Rohingyas

Maung Aurther

RB News

June 19, 2013

Maung Daw, Arakan - Yesterday (June 18) at 9 A.M, around 20 Burmese military together with some Rakhine terrorists raided and looted six Rohingya houses in the eastern part of the village of Duchiradan (Kilaidaung), Southern Maung Daw. Besides, they bodily abused Rohingya women in the houses under raid in the name of so-called search for Bangladeshi mobile phones.

“20 Military and some Rakhine terrorists surrounded and looted six houses in Eastern Kilaidaung (Duchiradan). The raid was carried under the accusation of the possession of illegal woods and Bangladeshi mobile phones. Of the six robbed families, two are:

(1) Mv Moortobis S/o Abdu Jalil

(2) Abdul Kalam S/o Shukkor

They robbed jewelries, money and other valuable properties. They stripped some Rohingya women off their clothes in the name of so-called search for Bangladeshi mobile phones. No incidents of rapes against the women took place as it is said. However, stripping a woman off her clothes is of grave and serious concern. It is really humiliating” said an elderly Rohingya in a vulnerable tone. 

He continued “one of the 12 Rakhine terrorists who were trying to torch a Rohingya house in the village on 8th June 2013 was caught by the villagers and got handed over to NaSaKa (Border Security Force). During investigation, the terrorist was proved guilty of. That’s why they (Rakhines in cooperation with their allied Military) are carrying out raids and torturing the villagers. 

As usual and like the previous robberies, Captain Htaik Soe of the military light infantry unit 352 based at Kayemyaing, Southern Maung Daw, led the brutal raid and robbed the Rohingya houses. We plead to the central government of Myanmar to stop him from robbing and arbitrarily torturing Rohingyas on daily basis and international community to effectively come forward to helping us.”