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Local Police and Soldiers Take Bribes from Refugee’s Parents Whose Sons and Daughter Resettle in Third Countries
Kyutphru, Arakan State, Dec. 5—Local police and soldiers routinely take money from Arakanese refugees’ parent after the authorities learned the refugees were going to resettle in the United States of America. In small village Kyut Tang in Kyutphru Towship, the community member knew when their daughters and sons called their parents when they were about to resettle in the US. The news was therefore separated to local authority. Then the village head informed nearby police and military station the news. Then they came to the village and asked money from the parents. When the refugee’s parents could not effort to pay lager amount of money, they were detained for several days until their relatives paid the money. This kind of bribes taken by the police and soldiers in the Arakan state is widely reported.
Child Soldiers Recruitment Increasing in Arakan State
Arakan State, Dec. 5—A recent newcomer of Arakanese young man, John Doe-name in anonymous, in Malaysia told this newsletter’s editor that new recruitment of child soldiers in Arakan state are increasing after Burma’s military junta and Bangladesh clashed water territory dispute in Bay of Bangle. Navy from both sides took positions where South Korean’s Daewoo International was drilling gas well in the deep seawater between Arakan State and Bangladesh.
By taking this opportunity, military recruiters went to local Karaoke places in Ponnagyun Township and encouraged young boys to serve in the military. They told that Burma may have wars with the Bangladesh so that Arakanese are responsible to defend their territory with honor and pride as sovereignty defenders. The soldiers showed videos about Burma’s army training with the Chinese made modern tanks and jet fighters. Many young boys wondered and were interested in the shows. Some signed up contract papers without their parents’ consent. The new recruited are age between 14 and 16.
Parents in the town complained the military officers after they learned their children were taking shelters in the military camps. Five boys were released after their parents paid tens of thousands of Kyat, Burmese currency.
The recruitments are taking many towns and villages throughout the Arakan state in recent months, according to John Doe.
Gag Members at Butter Worth Bus Station Robbed 250 RM from a Refugee
Butter Worth, Dec. 7—On the Bus No. 40 at the Butter Worth Bus Station at 4.oo PM, John Doe was waiting to go to Kuala Lumpur, three local gags came up to the bus and looked for foreign look‐faces. As soon as they saw John Doe, they grabbed him took UNHCR card and 250 RM. They did the same thing to other Burmese and then they left the bus.
John Doe is staying at the ARRC Shelter and waiting to go to UNHCR office on Tuesday to report this accident and will appeal for UNHCR card.
John Doe is staying at the ARRC Shelter and waiting to go to UNHCR office on Tuesday to report this accident and will appeal for UNHCR card.
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