There is no security for Rohingya villagers who are educated or knowledgeable live in the villages in Maungdaw Township as they have made complaints about village-admin-officer’s maltreatment to villagers, said, Tohid Alam, an elder from Maungdaw.
U Tin Maung, an admin officer of the Udaung village, is discriminating and harassing the Rohingya villagers live in his inspecting areas. He also harassed some educated persons who complained to the concerned authority against the Admin officer, extorting money from villagers earlier, he added.
The village Admin officer, U Tin Maung called some educated persons - Monzur (35), Hashim (40), Ayub (35) and Fayazu (40), all from Udaung village - to his office with the help of Burma Border Guard Police (BGP). He wanted to arrest them as they made complaints to relevant authority against the village admin officer because of forcefully extorting money from villagers, Jomir Uddin, a resident of the village said.
As a result, the said four villagers have run away from the village avoiding detention of BGP and Admin officer after they were summoned to the village admin office, said Salauddin, an elder of the village said.
However, they have been hiding for a week in different localities fearing of custody. The Admin officer also ordered to the villagers to arrest them anywhere and hand over to him or BGP, Somad, another resident of the village said.
It is clear that the authorities will not accept any complaints against the government service men; and if anyone tries to make complaint, that person will be punished, Lala, a village elder said.
