August 30, 2017
Members of
Parliament urged the Union Government yesterday to expose those involved in
terrorist attacks in northern Rakhine and to take special measures in order to
ensure the continued existence of ethnic villages as the villagers fled their
villages due to terrorist attacks.
When discussing
the motion at yesterday’s meeting of the Amyotha Hluttaw in Nay Pyi Taw, Deputy
Minister for Home Affairs Maj-Gen Aung Soe pledged that those who involved in
the terrorist attacks would be brought to court under criminal law.
A total of 466
cases have been opened in relation to attacks in Rakhine during 9 October 2016
and16 August 2017. Of these, 116 cases have been judged at court while 147
cares are still pending, said Maj-Gen Aung Soe.
Police are
investigating 180 cases and have closed 23 cases, he added. Following the
series of coordinated attacks last Friday, which were claimed by the Arakan
Rohingya Salvation Army, the Anti-Terrorism Central Committee declared ARSA a
terrorist group.
Meanwhile, MP U
Hla San of Constituency-1 in Magway Region, criticised the allegedly biased
reports and news stories from some international media organisations, accusing
them of fuelling the violence in northern Rakhine.
Ref; The Global
New Light of Myanmar
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