Telephonic
Confirmation.
According
to conversation over telephone with reliable sources from Maungdaw Town, it is
learnt that on 24th November, 2012 an inquiry committee comprising members of
police, Nasaka, immigration and Rakhine leaders invited Muslim(Rohingya) Mosques Imams by
luring that the have to discuss on the subject of reopening Mosques. The
Mosques Imams from some villages of Maungdaw north enthusiastically met with
the inquiry committee. But the team cheated with Imams and forced them to sign
as Bengali. But the Imams refused to sign as Bengali and they claimed that our
fore fathers were Rohingya and we are also Rohingya. At that time the Nasaka
and the police beaten some imams. Finally other Imams left the sense after
realizing the actual aim of invitation. But Still the team are being tried to
convince imams. In fact, a team also arrived in Sittwe and probably the team
will visit the refugee camps soon and force the displaced Rohingyas to sign as "Bengali".
The Myanmar first started the Nationality inquiry in Mrauk U. But later failed
to reach the goal there. Now, the Muslim Rohingyas from Sittwe and Maungdaw are
worrying and feeling high tension in this regards. The Myanmar govt has taken steps to convince Rohingyas to sign as
"Bengali" for which being used tougher mechanism. The world community and the Muslim
world should come forward to halt the contentious and tougher mechanism of Myanmar
government that being used against the entity and identity of Muslim Rohingyas.
Nurul
Islam,
A
Human Rights Activist &
Media
coordinator, ARU
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