Buthidaung, Arakan State: A soldier of the Burmese Army shot dead a Rohingya youth on October 25 in Buthidaung Township as he was sitting in a local sentry camp, said a military aide who declined to be named.
The victim was identified as Nurul Islam (25) from Kyun Pauk village in upper Bogali.
A local elder said the shooting occurred in Bogali village when a military patrol from Battalion 535 approached Nurul Islam and two friends, who were sitting in the sentry camp.
At the sight of the soldiers they fled fearing harassment. One of the soldiers fired a shot at the youths as they ran.
Nurul Islam was struck in the head by the bullet and died on the spot. His two companions managed to escape.
The soldiers refused to hand over the body to the victim’s relatives and instead brought it back to the headquarters of Battalion 365, where the body was eventually buried.
“The soldiers knew that the youths only fled because they were afraid of them,” said a local elder. “Why would the soldier fire on them? It means that the soldiers do not regard innocent Rohingyas any more than they would a simple ant,” said an elder from Bogali village.
The victim was identified as Nurul Islam (25) from Kyun Pauk village in upper Bogali.
A local elder said the shooting occurred in Bogali village when a military patrol from Battalion 535 approached Nurul Islam and two friends, who were sitting in the sentry camp.
At the sight of the soldiers they fled fearing harassment. One of the soldiers fired a shot at the youths as they ran.
Nurul Islam was struck in the head by the bullet and died on the spot. His two companions managed to escape.
The soldiers refused to hand over the body to the victim’s relatives and instead brought it back to the headquarters of Battalion 365, where the body was eventually buried.
“The soldiers knew that the youths only fled because they were afraid of them,” said a local elder. “Why would the soldier fire on them? It means that the soldiers do not regard innocent Rohingyas any more than they would a simple ant,” said an elder from Bogali village.
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