KALADAN NEWS
Dated:
A Rohingya Teenaged Girl Gang Raped
Toungbro, June 5:
A 17 year-old Rohingya girl was gang raped by some
members of the Burmese military on June 2. Speaking on condition of anonymity,
one of the close relatives of the victim confirmed to Kaladan Press Network.
The
victim — daughter of Sayed Karim
— was raped by at least 4 military personnel belonging to the Taungbro Left camp of Maungdaw,
Reportedly,
military personnel forcibly took the victim away from her home to the nearby
jungle at about
Cries
for help, from the victim and her mother, went in vein, as villagers were too
frightened to confront the army members and quickly retreated themselves to
their homes. Later, the victim was rescued from the jungle in an unconscious
state. The victim is now hospitalized and slowly recovering, Kaladan Press
Network bureau learnt from a telephone call.
On
June 3, Sayed Karim and
victim's elder brother Mohammed Shafique were taken
to the military camp and severely beaten up on account of alleging rape and
torture. They were cautioned not to expose any further details about the rape
episode.
Fakir
Ahamed — Chairman, Village Peace and Development
Council (VPDC) — was also beaten up and threatened as he filed a case at the
local police camp in connection with the rape.
Severe
tortures of women at the hands of military personnel are now taking new heights
in Burma as part of the ethnic cleansing campaign that now goes on against
minority population — Kuki, Khumi,
Shan, Kachin, Palong, Pa-Oo, Padaung,
Karen, Karenni, Naga and Rohingya.
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