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About 800 Rohingya who tried to leave Rakhine have been arrested
There are about 800 Rohingyas who have been arrested in Sittwe, Gwa, Ann,Thandwe and Maungdaw from Rakhine state and Irrawaddy division,Yangon divisionand Baguio division since December 2021. The number of Rohingya is known according to data collected from based on statements from the Rakhine State Military Council and reports from local media.
12 Rohingya men and 5 women, total 17 people who were arrested while riding in a car near Rahaiyunkan village in Gwa Township, Rakhine State. They were arrested on their way to Yangon from Sittwe Township, connecting with brokers to work in Malaysia.
They will be prosecuted under the Immigration Act, and the six transporters are also being prepared to open a case, according to the Rakhine Daily social network page of the Rakhine State Military Council.
A resident, who did not want to be named for security reasons, told more than 40 Muslims were arrested there in the past few days.
“Five Muslim women and 12 men were put in the middle of the truck with bamboos on the outside. The police got the information and arrested them and preparing to take legal action. 19 Rohingya were arrested a few days ago and it happen three time in this month. Total arrestee will be forty or fifty.”
“Five Muslim women and 12 men were put in the middle of the truck with bamboos on the outside. The police got the information and arrested them and preparing to take legal action. 19 Rohingya were arrested a few days ago and it happen three time in this month. Total arrestee will be forty or fifty.”
A resident, who did not want to be named for security reasons
On August 29, 65 Rohingya were found on a boat floating near Karagyi Island in Phaypone Township, Ayeyarwady Division, and seven of them were found dead, according to local resident.
They left Sittwe on August 22 by boat and due to bad weather and lack of food, 13 of them fell ill and seven died, the Military Council reported on September 1.
Locals said that the arrested Rohingyas are being held at the Bo Kalay police station.
U Aung Kyaw Moe, adviser to the Ministry of Human Rights of NUG, said the Rohingyas had to travel so violently because the current situation on the ground is even worse.
“Choosing such a rough journey. Don’t know what will happen, may be fifty – fifty for living. Why choosing this route because the current terrain is worse than that. Living and dying. There is no human dignity, can’t able to move, no medical treatment rights, restrictions on movement are oppressed in various ways; arrested, etc., when these things happen, leaving with dignity to survive, not for opportunity.”
“Choosing such a rough journey. Don’t know what will happen, may be fifty – fifty for living. Why choosing this route because the current terrain is worse than that. Living and dying. There is no human dignity, can’t able to move, no medical treatment rights, restrictions on movement are oppressed in various ways; arrested, etc., when these things happen, leaving with dignity to survive, not for opportunity.”
U Aung Kyaw Moe, adviser to the Ministry of Human Rights of NUG
Similarly, 39 Rohingya men and 14 women, a total of 53 people, were arrested near Mhohinpyin village in Thandwe Township from August 19th to August 26th.
They also came out from Maungdaw Township to work in Malaysia via Yangon, and were arrested while hiding in the forest near the beach because their boat was damaged by a strong wind storm.
Attorney U Tin Hlaing Oo, who is handling the case of Rohingyas arrested in Rakhine region, told that the military council charged the Rohingyas who were arrested under Article 13 of the Constitution and sentenced them to a maximum prison term of five years.
“They usually sneak into Myanmar from Bangladesh refugee camps.There is no evidence and movement is restricted for Muslim, if they are arrested in some places, they are prosecuted under Immigarition law. There are lawsuits with Section 13(1), 13(2) and 13 (5).”
Aid workers told that most of the Rohingya who were arrested are fled from the refugee camp in Sittwe Township and the refugee camps in Bangladesh due to the clearance of the area by the Military Council in 2017.
Arrested Rohingyas are often sent back to Rakhine after the military council imposes punishments, local residents said.
They have difficulty living in the refugee camp, lack of jobs and movement restrictions,and for survive they are looking for an exit to Malaysia.
U Tin Hlaing from Sakkien Pyin Muslim Village, Sittwe Township, who is working to prevent human trafficking in the region, said if they were given full citizenship rights, such difficulties, and there will be no sneaking out.
“We were born in this country. I grew up in this country. Why can’t our people, Muslims, get our citizenship rights? This is our feeling. There is no need to sneak out like this if we have civil rights. I don’t think there will be any difficulties. These need to be led by the government. Also the issue of citizenship.”
“We were born in this country. I grew up in this country. Why can’t our people, Muslims, get our citizenship rights? This is our feeling. There is no need to sneak out like this if we have civil rights. I don’t think there will be any difficulties. These need to be led by the government. Also the issue of citizenship.”
U Tin Hlaing from Sakkien Pyin Muslim Village, Sittwe Township
As a result of the conflict that broke out in Rakhine state in 2012, more than 100,000 Rohingyas in Sittwe have been displaced from west of Sittwe, such as – Sakkien Pyin, Daaphin, They Chaung and OhnTaw Gyi Villages are still sheltering in 14 refugee camps.
Similarly, in 2017, more than 700,000 Rohingyas who had to flee to Bangladesh due to the clearing of the area by the Military Council in Buthidaung and Maungdaw townships have not been able to return to their homes until now.
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