ARNO press release on the latest human rights crisis in Myanmar

The Rohingyas of Myanmar are the most persecuted people on earth. Here below is a press release from its national organization, ARNO.
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Stop military crackdown, conduct an independent inquiry into the killings of 8 Mros

Arakan Rohingya National Organisation strongly condemns the gruesome killing of 8 Mro villagers in the jungle close to Kaingyi Rakhine settler village in southern Maungdaw, Arakan/Rakhine State, on 3 August. 
It is deplorable that some news media, including BBC Burmese section, have deliberately pinned the blame on the Muslim Rohingya or alleged Muslim terrorist group, although the common talk among the people is that the murders were carried out by drug dealers, following serious quarrel among them, where some Mros and Kaingyi villagers are said to have been involved. Certain social media talk of the involvement of Myanmar security forces in the incident particularly upon discovery of empty bullet shells by the Mro villagers usually used by the Tatmadaw.  So far there is no evidence to determine who the real culprits are. 
However, we express our grave concern over the sudden deployment of an army battalion to Rohingya majority region of northern Arakan State imposing curfew and instilling fear in the Rohingya civilian population. There is also widespread panic of the repeat of last year military atrocities as reports emerge of atrocities including torcher, looting and extortion by the soldiers in some places. 
Capitalizing the Mro murder, on 9 August a group of Rakhine politicians led by ANP leader firebrand Dr. Aye Maung met with Commander-in-Chief Senior General Min Aung Hlaing and other military top brass raising false security alarm whereat the military deployment was made. We caution that this conspiracy of the Rakhine leaders, in league with the powerful military, aims at exterminating the Rohingya population is a boomerang for the Rakhine people. 
Moreover, on 9 August, the UN issued a “precautionary security notification” to the approximately 300 international NGO and UN workers in Arakan, warning of an escalation in violence by the Buddhist population. 
We welcome the statement of UN rights expert Yanghee Lee that “the government must ensure that security forces exercise restraint in all circumstances and respect human rights in addressing the security situation in Rakhine state”.  
We demand that the Government of Myanmar stop the ongoing military crackdown, protect all the civilian population irrespective of their religion and ethnicity, and to conduct forthwith an independent inquiry into the gruesome killing of the 8 Mro people and bring the culprits to justice.  

For more details, please contact:
Australia: Dr. Hla Myint +61-423381904
Bangladesh: Ko Ko Linn: +880-1726068413
Canada: Nur Hasim +1 -519- 5725359
Japan: Zaw Min Htut +81-8030835327
U.K. Ronnie: +44-7783118354
USA: Dr. Habib Ullah +1-4438158609
Email: info@rohingya.org

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