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Buddhist Mayor imposes fees on Rohingya homes in Arakan State

9 August 2016

Arakan News Agency

Mayor of Hansurata in Southern Maungdaw city in Arakan State forced Rohingya to fees for their homes in the town, according to the agency correspondent, adding that there was around 100 Rohingya homes in the town, and Buddhist mayor has imposed on 70 of them by collecting forced fees every three days, And the correspondent added further that the town mayor has arrested and tortured four Rohingya men failed to pay the royalties imposed on them, before being released in exchange for 10 thousand Myanmar Kyat.

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