Hlun Htaine Police extorted 0.4 Million Kyat from Two Rohingyas in Maungdaw

July 24, 2013

Maungdaw, Arakan – A Hlun Htaine police officer, Kyaw Zeya, reportedly extorted 400,000 Kyat from two innocent Rohingyas from Maung Tula village tract, Aley Than Kyaw, Maungdaw Township.

Hafiz Ullah, son of Rabiza Ahmed and an unnamed man, son of Litya Ahmed from Maung Tula village tract, were reportedly arrested by Hlun Htaine police officer Kyaw Zeya on July 22, 2013 at about 2:00 am for unsubstaniated accusation that they had stored weapons at their home. Both men were reportedly handcuffed and brutally beaten on location. Later the police brought them to the police station.

Since there was apparently no evidence against either of the men their arrest seems only to be for the sake of extortion.

“We were happy to learn that the notorious Nasaka was disbanded but now the Hlun Htaine police are carrying the same jobs of Nasaka. Now the arrestees are innocents but they were arrested just to extort the money by police” a villager told RB News.

On the following day both detainees were freed after paying 200,000 Kyat each.