Arakan News Agency
ANA correspondent reported that the Burmese authorities in Arakan have been active in the imposition of financial extortion operations against the Rohingya with false trumped-up charges; in order to starve and economically block them and confiscate their money. In this context, the authorities imposed a fine on a young man from the village of ‘Hawar Bil‘ of north Maungdaw amount of 200 thousand Burmese kyat on trumped-up charges of having Bangladeshi mobile phone Although he was not proved guilty according to inspection by the authorities.
On the other hand, authorities detained a Rohingya driver inside a police headquarters for several hours during which he was beaten and suffered torture before being released in exchange for 150 thousand Burmese kyat.
It is noteworthy that the Rohingya people in Arakan exacerbated their suffering day after day in the light of the Burmese authorities to impose arbitrary policies against them and prevent them from engaging in any activity or work to earn a living.
