Maungdaw, Arakan State: In another blatant instance of religious persecution, a villager was arrested by Burma's border security force located in Sector No.5 on May 13, for building a "Hafez Khana (Quaran memorizing center)" adjoining his house, said a relative of the victim.
The arrested villager has been identified as Abul Khair (45), son of Zobor Moluk, hailing from Hatbaga village in Nga Kura village tract, Maungdaw Township .
The victim was building a house in his village after acquiring necessary documents from Nasaka ( Burma ’s border security force) Sector No. 5 in Maungdaw Township . But, he was using a part of his house as "Hafez Khana" without the concerned authority's permission.
He was arrested by Nasaka on May 13, and was sent to Maungdaw police station on May 20, for further action, according to a village elder seeking anonymity.
