KALADAN PRESS NETWORK

Dated. 18th August 2002.

A ROHINGYA VILLAGE HEADMAN WAS FINED KYATS 10,000 FOR

REPORTING LOOTING OF MILITARY INTELLIGENCE PERSONNEL

By Our Correspondent

Akyab, August 17: Mr. Abul Hussain, a Rohingya Village

Headman of Nazir Para also known as Nazi Yowa  of

Akyab ( Sittwe ) city, Arakan state, western part of

Burma was fined Kyats.10,000 by Military Intelligence

( MI ) personnel of  MI No.10 stationed in Akyab on 12

th July 2002 for reporting looting of MI personnel,

said a local trader.

According to the local traders and villagers of the

area, a MI personnel named Thath Tu of MI No.10 of

Akyab Station and his accomplice namely Maung Sein Hla

(a local Rakhine) for long time frequently enter the

Nazi Para which is an outskirts of Akyab city and loot

the fowls and vegetables from the villagers. But, on

12 th July, 2002, the aforesaid culprits again entered

the village and normally continued their looting. This

time the villagers couldn’t bear with them and sent

their headman straight to the higher authorities of MI

office to complain and apprise the matter, the

villagers further said. After hearing the complains

the authorities told him, “ How you Kala dear to

complain against MI personnel?”  The MI officer then

detained Abdul Hussain accusing of defaming MI

personnel and ordered his men to torture him. Later he

was released when he paid Kyats 10,000 as bribe to the

officer, they further added. #

The Editor

Kaladan Press