Policeman Zaw Zaw Aung From Kyain Chaung Raped A Rohingya Woman

RB News

October 6, 2013 

Maungdaw, Arakan – According to an eye-witness, a Rohingya woman was raped by the policeman, Zaw Zaw Aung from Kyain Chaung, near Tar Rain Bridge on October 5th in the evening. 

Zaw Zaw Aung and four other policemen from Kyain Chaung police outpost went to near Tar Rain Bridge on October 5th, at 4 pm. This is on the highway of Kyain Chaung – Taungbro. They started stopping the Taxis passing the bridge. They checked for Temporary Registration Cards (White Cards) and travel permits from everyone. They extorted money from most of the passengers on false accusations and conducted body searches to everyone. People who could not afford the extortion were handcuffed. That evening, a Rohingya woman was raped. 

The highway of Kyain Chaung – Taungbro is between two hills. Villagers in the region say that the police frequently commit robberies and rape women on that highway. 

“They asked travel permit from me. Unfortunately I didn't have one. I had only my White Card. So Zaw Zaw Aung handcuffed me and asked 50’000 Kyats for my release. As I didn’t have 50,000 in my pocket, finally he told the car to leave and he told me to sit on the hill.” a victim who was handcuffed for unable to pay the extortion, told RB News. 

A Rohingya woman and 10 year old child arrived near the bridge by foot while the Rohingya man was sitting on the hill. Zaw Zaw Aung asked the woman whether she had White Card or not and immediately started searching her body. 

“The woman and the child arrived near the bridge while I was sitting on the hill. The police Zaw Zaw Aung asked her whether she has White Card or not. And then he asked she has any other things in the body and immediately touched her whole body in the name of searching. After that he took 10,000 Kyats from me and asked me to leave from the place. Then he took the woman onto the hill by force. After walking for a couple of minutes, I heard of the shouting of the woman to rescue her. I heard it many times. But I was unable to rescue her because they are 5 armed-police and I was alone. So I will be killed if I do anything against them. If I report this incident to the authorities, they will arrest me instead of taking action against the rapists. So I had to control my anger and backed home. The woman could be from Taungbro sub-region.” the Rohingya man told RB News. 

Zaw Zaw Aung arrested five Rohingya brothers from U Shin Gya village on false accusation that they were involved in a robbery case that took placed in Maungdaw last month. One of the arrestees were beaten to death while in custody. Yet, no action was taken against Zaw Zaw Aung. He has been named as the most notorious police in Kyain Chaung. He has been torturing and extorting the local Rohingyas in several ways for many years.