Cox’s Bazar,
February 13:
Recently, a slow pace
repatriation was being introduced in the refugee camps to repatriate the
Burmese refugees to their home, said a refugee leader from Nayapara
Camp.
On
Of them, some are forcibly and
some are voluntary repatriated. The said Mohamed Hassan
and 6-member family head by Mohamed Jobair were
repatriated forcibly while 3-member family headed by Mostafa
was repatriated by voluntary, the refugee leader more said.
At present, Mr. Asaduz Zaman, Camp-in-Charge of Nayapara camp is using a new strategy to compel the
refugees to enroll in the repatriation lists. Regarding the new strategy, he
openly declared that if any refugee will be met in quarrel with other refugee,
either he/she would be repatriated or sent to jail, said another refugee leader
from Nayapara camp who requested not to mention his
name for security reason.
Regarding the order, the said
Mohamed Hassan was accused to attempt to murder of Omor Hakim, the Shed Mazi (the
collaborator of Camp-in-Charge) of Block No. C of Nayapara camp with a knife. The said Mazi seized a knife from Mohamed Hassan’s
5-year old son while he was playing in front of his Shed. Getting the knife, the Mazi
ran to his boss and complained against Mohamed Hassan
saying that he tried to kill him with this knife, he further added.
Promptly, Mohamed Hassan was called to the office and asked him you were
guilty as you did attempt to murder the Mazi, though Hassan repeatedly denied the accusation. The officer asked Hassan either you have to accept repatriation or
imprisonment. However, Hassan accepted the
repatriation because of some refugees have already been sent to jail for
refusing forced repatriation. Mazis are oftenly used by their boss in many ways to harass the
refugees to accept the repatriation, said Hassan’s
wife, a female refugee.
Now, refugees avoid to quarrelling each other
for fear of forced repatriation, she further added.
From
According to a report received from inside Arakan,
Burma, they also got Kyat 15,000/- per head, Kyat 20, 000/- for construction of
house per family, Kyat 2,000/- per family for transportation, and a 50kg bag of
rice per head for 3 months. They will also get another a 50kg bag of rice per
head after 3 months. After six month, they will not get any supporting from any
quarter. They will stand their own knees.
Officers from UNHCR, refugee Camp, and WFP
went to the Repatriation Center (RC) for seeing off the refugees. Refugees were
sent to the RC by truck. ##
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