Kyauk Taw: Three Muslim community leaders were arrested in Kyauktaw Township in Arakan State on June 6 for allegedly fomenting a protest against new ‘Green ID cards’ being issued to residents in their village by the Immigration Department, said a village source.

The detained were identified as U Maung Hla, a teacher, Molavi U Nurl Baw Saw, and Nurl Maund, from Pesi Pipe Village in Wa Khong Village Tract in Kyauktaw Township.

The protest took place in the village on June 6, when Immigration Department officials were issuing the new national ID cards to villagers.

"The green colour national ID cards are meant for foreign citizens, not for Burmese nationals. So the Muslim villagers refused to accept the ID cards, and staged a protest," a villager said.  

Regime officials bel.
The three are being detained in a police station in Kyauktaw. There is no information regarding their situation or the condition they are since the arrest.