Narinjara News
Nine Arakanese monks arrested for agitating the Municipal
authority
Akyab, November 10: Nine Arakanese monks from Akyab,
capital of the Arakan state have been detained by the
local authority. They are in the danger being imprisoned for many years.
The nine monks are from Ka Yu Khaung monastery, which
is located in front of the State High School No. 3, Akyab.
On October 18th, the monks got
into a brawl with the Akyab city municipal staff
members.
A senior monk who is a member of the
A lay person who attended the Ka Yu Khaung monastery
recounted the genesis of the problem, “The Akyab
Municipal authority impounded the trishaw which was on its way to collect food
for the monks of the monastery. The monks went to the Municipal office to
complain about the impoundment. When the trishaw was not released, there
was a small brawl between the monks and the Municipal staff members there.”
In order to get more details on the present conditions of the monks as well as
personal details, Narinjara tried to contact the
Abbot U Sein Daa, but have
not been successful so far.
The monk who was the leader of the agitating group was in the solitary
confinement in the Akyab prison, and there are some rumours that he has received a long prison sentence.
The Akyab Municipal officers normally impound trishaws
and demand bribes from them, in order to be released. In this case, the
brawl started due to the demand of a bribe from the monk for their “food
trishaws”, said the source. #
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