November 18, 2016
A
21-year-old resident of Buthitaung Township in the northern Rakhine State has
been sending fake, inflammatory news to extremists in Bangladesh, Malaysia and
Saudi Arabia, an investigation has revealed.
The false
dispatches include items that state: security forces are torturing Muslims to
death, authorities said.
Acting on
a tip, regional forces visited the residence of Ramauk Tula, 21, of the village
of Kyaukphyu Tharthaykan, Buthitaung township, accompanied by the village administrator
and the wardin-charge.
An
inspection of Ramauk Tula’s residence led to a search of his mobile phone,
which revealed a Viber contact by the name of Rohingya Muslim Group. An audio file
in the Bengali language was found that said: “Help us! Government troops and
police forces are killing Bengalis in Buthitaung Township! Viber is a phone
call and text messaging application for mobile phones that can be used
globally.
From the
investigation of Ramauk Tula, it was learnt that Maulawi Mamudsha of Kyaukphyu Tharthaykan
village, who returned from Bangladesh two months ago, taught Ramauk Tula and
others how to create Viber accounts and post news in the group.
Ramauk
showed others how to open accounts. It was learnt that some extremists from
Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Malaysia and India include in this viber
group. It was found that participants in the Viber groups are extremists who
aimed to launch subversive attacks on the government and for illegal immigrants
in the region to become nationalized.
According
the messages, it was also discovered that this Rohingya Muslim Viber group is
linked with the California-based Rohingya Vision News, a connection used to get
necessary aid from international extremist groups. Other messages exchanged in
the Viber group were informed about terrorist attacks in June 2016.
The
Information Committee of the State Counsellor’s Office said it will continue to
investigate and will release information in a timely manner.
Ref; The Global New
Light of Myanmar
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