More than 70 Rohingya arrested in Rangoon

 


2022.02.25

image.pngA neighborhood in South Okkalapa Township, Yangon Photo: RFA

 

Yangon Division South Okkalapa Township Eyewitnesses told RFA that more than 70 Muslim Rohingya were abducted by the military council on February 24 at around 10 pm from a house on Shwebo Road in Ward 5.

 

An unnamed security source in the area said they were arrested in a caravan.

"The military council came with a large force. A prison car was full of people. Because they knew they were Rohingya, they did not understand why they were made to sit in the car. That's why I know."

At the time of their arrest, two military vehicles, Residents in the area said more than 60 military police, including two police cars, blocked the entrances and exits for more than an hour.

It is unknown at this time what he will do after leaving the post.

An eyewitness, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said that a Rohingya man was first arrested on Pinya 17 Road in South Okkalapa Township and all the others were arrested in connection with the incident.

"I do not know how these people got here or where they were taken. When I was arrested, I saw that there were children between the ages of 50 and 13."

RFA is still trying to contact the military council's deputy information minister, General Zaw Min Tun, about the matter.

In January last year, nearly 100 Rohingya Muslims were arrested in Shwepyithar Township.

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