KALADAN NEWS
Dated:
Arson
Attack to a Mosque and Its Guesthouse
Buthidaung, December 01: On
The mosque is established in Zabor
Para
Four
Rakhine youths on said day backed by police and the
Union Solidarity and Development Association (USDA) members came and secretly
enter the mosque compound and torched it and its guesthouse while the mosque
goers were praying inside the mosque. The guesthouse was completely gutted by
fire before the fire could be extinguished after half an hour. But the prayers
brought the blaze of the mosque under control after a few minutes struggle,
said a man, who is participated in prayer.
Most of the
villagers believe that SPDS authorities and USDA members instigated this arson
attack. So, the villagers did not inquire about this matter, and are living
patiently and cautiously to avoid untoward incidents in future, he further
said.
The Union Solidarity and Development Association
(USDA) members of local branches are behaving like they are the Military
Intelligence (MI) and the local authority. They engaged in criminal activities
in order to increase the funds of the organization, and are doing social
welfare activities in local areas to gain public supports. SPDC authority
formed this organization, particularly by Senior General Shan Thwe in the late 1990s to support their rule. Such
incidents were taking place every now and then since SPDC came to power
in1988,” said a senior schoolteacher.
He also criticized “ government’s
all-out attempt to create the incident into a communal riot between two sister
communities. He also condemned police for their indifferent attitude in probing
the case. Neither any real culprit was arrested nor any clue
has been unearthed so far. The number of such incidents would continue
to rise as long as the military junta stay in
power.”##
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