Special Report: 26.1 Millions Kyat extorted by U-Daung village administrator Tin Maung in Maungdaw
RB Special Report
July 27, 2013
Maungdaw, Arakan – Tin Maung, a Rakhine from Na-Ta-La village and administrator of U-Daung village tract, Southern Maungdaw Township, Arakan State, was not elected by the people of U-Daung village tract, but rather he was appointed as village administrator by District and Township authorities before the violence broke out in Arakan last summer after reportedly bribing them 5 million Kyat. Tin Maung has been reported as having abused the Rohingya villagers in various ways in collaboration with Nasaka forces. He was terminated by the State General Administration in August 2012 after numerous complaints were submitted against him, but he has yet to be removed from the position by the District and Township administration and continues as village administrator.
More than 500 acres of Rohingya paddy fields were confiscated when the Na-Ta-La village was built. Rohingya Blogger has evidence that Tin Maung extorted more than 20 Million Kyat from the Rohingya villagers. Many of these villagers believe Tin Maung was appointed by the authorities just to persecute the Rohingyas.
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