SB police demands extortion 1.5 million kyat from a Rohingya youth

RB News

July 16, 2013

Maungdaw, Arakan – A Rohingya youth from Kanpu village, Aley Than Kyaw hamlet was arrested yesterday and forced to pay extortion 1.5 million kyat by SB (Special Branch) police Aung Kyaw Zin.

Yesterday at about 4 pm a Rohingya youth, Noor Alam S/o Nurul Hoque, 23-years-old was arrested while coming back from the market. He bought the medicine from the market for his father but the SB police Aung Kyaw Zin accused him that he sells the medicine without license.

Aung Kyaw Zin has been arresting the innocent Rohingyas and is extorting the money since long time. Every shopkeepers need to pay him Kyat 1,000 per week. The shopkeeper will be beaten inhumanely if fails to do so.

Noor Alam was locked up in the building where Aung Kyaw Zin’s office is located. He was asked to pay extortion money Kyat 1.5 million. As he refused to pay the amount, he was severely beaten the whole night.

This morning his father, Nurul Hoque went there and found his son Noor Alam bleeding with severe injuries.

The villagers told to RB News that, yet they don’t know how much will be the minimum amount to get release of Noor Alam.