No let-up in repression on Rohingya Muslims in Arakan

No let-up in repression on Rohingya Muslims in Arakan Sarapa force puts their life in peril Wednesday June 20 2007 00:33:34 AM BDT Muhammad Hashim from Cox's Bazar Repression on Rohingya Muslims by the Myanmar border security force Sarapa on various pleas goes on unabated in the state of Arakan. These Rohingya Muslims are facing repression and harassment in different ways due to imposition of some arbitrary rules on their normal life by the Sarapa security force.( The Bangladesh Today)The innocent Rohingya Muslims are now being deprived of their fundamental rights and leading a miserable life in the face of the tyranny of the Myanmar junta, it was gathered from across the border. Merciless tortures are being inflected upon them on several lame excuses by the border guards, sources said and informed unending sufferings came down upon hundreds of people there over killing incident of one Nurul Aminm last month.On May 27, a feud took place between two Rohingyas- Imam Hossain (50), son of Mohammad Hossain, and Nurul Amin over a dealing of 5 lakh kiat (equivalent to BDT 30,000). Imam Hossain claimed that Nural Amin owed 5 lakh keats to him and sought intervention of Sarapa forces in this regard. The Sarapa chief allegedly called in both of them and gave Nurul Amin a merciless beating. Severely injured Nurul Amin died immediately. The Sarapa forces later left his bead body in the area and harassed hundreds of Rohingya Muslims bringing false allegation for the killing. None of the Rohingya Muslims dared to accuse the Sarapa chief in whose beating Nural Amin died. The Myanmar junta have also detained 20 to 25 people to shift blame of the killing on the Rohingya Muslims. Many of the local people like Ali Johor confirmed the incident. The Rohingya Muslims are also being harassed in respect of marriage. The youths are being forced to cut off their beard after obtaining permission for marriage.