Maungdaw: The identities of individuals who were arrested distributing anti-referendum posters among the people in Maungdaw, Buthidaung, and Rathidaung Townships have been released. The protesters were arrested by Nasaka forces over three days from May 7 to 9 and are currently being detained and interrogated at Nasaka headquarters.

Some individuals were arrested as they were distributing the posters among the public, while others were arrested while transporting the posters to various locations for distribution, a source said.

Among those arrested are 29 people from Buthidaung, 10 from Rathidaung, and 9 from Maungdaw Township, and most are Muslims. Four Muslim women are among the arrested.

Some were arrested during the night in southern Maungdaw Township as they were entering Burma from Bangladesh with anti-referendum posters across the Naff River on board boats, the source added.

Nasaka forces seized three large posters and 102 small posters from the individuals, but the source did not elaborate on what the anti-referendum statements or markings the posters contained.

The names of the arrested from each township are as follows:

Buthidaung Township

1. Shafi Ahmed, 42 years old
2. Kabir Ahmed, 32 years old
3. Md Shiddique, 21 years old
4. Kalamiah, 55 years old
6. Abdul Jafor, 50 years old
7. Syed Kashem, 40 years old
8. Sultan Ahmed, 33 years old
9. Jamal Hossain, 18 years old
10. Abdullah, 30 years old
11. Mohammad Salam, 25 years old
12. Jafor Ahmed, 30 years old
13. Iman Hossain, 18 years old
14. Mohammad Salam, 36 years old
15. Abul Kalam, 60 years old
16. Syed Dula, 40 years old
17. Najir Ahmed, 35 years old
18. Inu, 30 years old
19. Syed Hossain, 20 years old
20. Iman Hossain, 25 years old
21. Hossain Ali, 22 years old
22. Syed Alom, 16 years old
23. Syed Hossain, 18 years old
24. Nurul Bosho, 20 years old
25. Jubaer, 20 years old
26. Rashid Ahmed, 12 years old
27. Rabita Begum, 22 years old
28. Siddique, 3 years old
29. Tota Miah, 55 years old

Rathidaung Township

1. Kamal Hossain, 52 years old
2. Mrs. Rahim Markatul, 42 years old
3. Mrs. Rabea Khatun, 52 years old
4. Mohsin, 13 years old
5. Iman Hossain, 10 years old
6. Ali Akbor, 26 years old
7. Mrs. Modoni, 31 years old
8. Mrs. Nur Nahar Luky, 35 years old
9. Unknown
10. Unknown

Maungdaw Township

1. Johir Ahmed, 30 years old
2. Harun, 16 years old
3. Abdul Rahman, 14 years old
4. Shona Miah, 20 years old
5. Mohi Bulla, 23 years old
6. Shiddiq Ahmed, 17 years old
7. Syed Alom, 18 years old
8. Abdula, 20 years old
9. Muna, 42 years old