“District judge, U Saw Lwin and law officer U Than Myint had passed sentence from 2 years to 10 years to thirteen Rohingyas with section 17 (1) and 17(2).”

“The judge also dismissed unconditionally seven Rohingyas from the case which the law officer submitted in the court.”

The sentenced Rohingyas are: Chit Maung, 6 years; Zaw Win, 5; Sirazul Haque, 5; Mohamed Shafi, 4; Hla Myint, 3; Kyaw Maung, 3;  Fazal Ali, 3; Dil Mohamed, 3; Salim, 2.5; Farid, 2.5; Aahyas, 2; Chit Naing, 8 ( 3 year for  Bangladesh mobile which was found with him) and Abdul Jalil , 10 ( 5 year for Immigration act as he was remarked out of his family list).All entire Rohingya are hails from Kamaung Seik (Fokira Bazaar) Village Tract of Maungdaw.

The entire sentence Rohingyas were sent to Buthidaung prison from District court after court sentenced them jail term, said an elder from Maungdaw.

The entire twenty Rohingyas were arrested by Burma border security force (Nasaka) with allegation of linking or connecting with foreign organizations (Taliban) on March 1 and later. They were kept in the Nasaka Headquarter for more interrogation and Nasaka Director Lt. Col Aung Gyi declared to the public in a meeting held at Maungnama Madrasa of Maungdaw Township on March 21 afternoon that the linking with Taliban is a creation,  will released all the arrested Rohingya soon, according to an attendee from the meeting.

“The Nasaka Director Lt. Col Aung Gyi didn’t release the Rohingya but sentenced to jail term 10 years.”

“The linking with Taliban with the villagers of Kamaung Seik village under the Nasaka area number 2 is a creation of some political offences between USDP and NDPD supporters,” according to Nasaka Director Lt. Col Aung Gyi at the meeting.

During the last week of February of this year, two persons entered Maungdaw North from Bangladesh where they gathered some local villagers in hopes of forming an understanding between the Union Solidarity and Development Party, or USDP and National Democratic Party for Development, or NDPD groups—two groups that clashed during the national elections held on November 7, 2010. Most villagers supported the NDPD candidates, so the local authorities and Nasaka collaborators were very angry with the supporters of NDPD candidates.

“But one of the Nasaka collaborators informed the Nasaka that a group of insurgents had entered Burma and held a meeting with local villagers. Taking this opportunity, the Nasaka arbitrarily arrested people, tortured them, and forced them to admit that they had links to insurgents,” the elder said.

“There is no evidence to suggest that the Arakanese Rohingya community consented to the discussion with insurgents. It is just an excuse for the Nasaka to charge, harass, and extort money from the Arakanese Rohingya community.”