Kaladan Press Network
A VILLAGER
UNABLE TO BRIBE 5 MILLION STILL
DETAINED
By our correspondent:
TEKNAF, May 17: A Rohingya villager named Abdul Gaffar
from Wamakya
village of southern Buthidaung in Arakan
still detained in Na Sa Ka
9, as he could not afford to
pay a bribe of
5,000,000/- (five million) Kyats
to the Na Sa Ka
officer, a villager who wanted not
to be named, told
Kaladan Press
yesterday.
On April 17, two armed Na Sa Ka
soldiers accompanied
by 11 new Buddhist settlers, from
the nearby model
village, had looted 4 tolas of gold (one tola = 11.11
gms) and
a cash of 5,00,000 (Five hundred thousand)
Kyats, from the house of Abdul Gaffar said a villager.
At about
soldiers with the settlers came to
the house of Abdul
Gaffar and carried him away from
his house and
threatened him into showing them
cash and valuables in
his house. Then at about
Abdul Gaffar to his house and
looted the cash and gold
ornaments. Then
the soldiers immediately withdrew
leaving Abdul Gaffar
behind.
On the following morning of April 18 when the house
owner Abdul Gaffar
reported the event of decoity
committed by the Na Sa Ka, the
officer of the camp
told him that the matter would be
judged on April 20
next. So he returned to his home.
But, before the judgement date, Abdul Gaffar
was
called and detained instead of
remedy. For his
release, the Na Sa Ka officer was
demanding a sum of
5,000,000/- (five million) Kyats
which was impossible
to meet on the part of Abdul Gaffar, whereupon the Na
Sa Ka continue to detain him in their camp No. 23..
Similar incidents were also occurred in the past. At
about
personnel from battalion No. 353 of
Buthidaung North,
, in the guise of dacoits, had looted the house of an
old lady namely Salama
Khatun of Mogbil village
under
Buthidaung township,
said a reliable source.
Editor
Kaladan Press Network
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