Four Rohingyas, one of which was a child, were recently arrested by the military near Sommona Natala village. They were on the way to their village after collecting wood from a nearby forest, a source told the Kaladanpress.
The arrestees had travelled to the forest in the morning with other villagers. When they returned in the evening they were arrested. Other villagers were able to escape by running away.
At the time of press the men were being detained at the Sommona Natala village army outpost camp.
One relative told the Kaladanpress that the men rely on collecting wood for their main source of income.
"We complained to the village administration officer of Khonzabill village about the arrest of woodcutters, but did not get any answer from the officer."
Kaladanpress attempted to contact the military outpost camp by telephone but didn’t get a response.
The arrestees have been identified as Noor Mohammed, 29; son of Nazir Ahamed, Mohammed Yunus, 32; son of Amir Hussain, Shah Alam,12; son of Abdu Rahaman and Abul Fayas, 30; son of Abdu Rahaman. All of the men are from Khonzabill village in Aley Than Kyaw village tract, Maungdaw Township.
