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March 20, 2017
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Following the visit of the Myanmar delegation, Rohingya
refugees in Cox’s Bazar claim their harrowing tales of violence were dubbed
lies by the envoys.
Rohingya refugees in Cox’s Bazar have claimed that a Myanmar
delegation that spoke to them had dismissed their claims of murder, torture and
rape at the hands of Myanmar army.
A 10-member Myanmar government delegation met refugees
from the Kutupalong, Balukhali and Leda camps on Sunday and Monday.
According to the Rohingyas, they asked them why the
community had fled to Bangladesh. When the refugees unanimously explained the
military operations in the Rakhine state, the envoys reportedly dismissed the
claims.
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According to UN officials, at least 70,000 Rohingyas
fled
to Bangladesh from Myanmar from
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Anwar Kamal, a Rohingya refugee, alleged a Myanmar envoy
called him a liar after Anwar described the atrocities he witnessed.
Whenever a refugee would speak, they would interrupt and
say they were lying, he said.
“I heard a delegation member say ‘These Rohingyas are
making things up after fleeing to Bangladesh,’ which makes it clear that
they’re just for show,” he added.
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The delegation met with the deputy commissioner of Cox’s
Bazar after their arrival on Sunday. Afterwards, they met with some Rohingyas
who are part of a fresh influx of refugees at the Kutupalong camp.
On Monday morning, they visited the Balukhali camp for
unregistered refugees in Ukhiya, and then the Leda camp in Teknaf in the
afternoon.
Farida Akhter and Yasmin Akhter, two refugees from the
Balukhali camp said they shared their own horrific accounts of being tortured
at the hands of Myanmar soldiers.
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The Myanmar delegation at a Rohingya refugee
camp inCox's Bazar on March 20, 2017
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However, the 10-member delegation has not spoken to the
media at all during their visit. Members of the International Organisation for
Migration (IOM) and other aid agencies accompanying the delegation also refused
to make any statements.
Hafez Ahmed, another Rohingya refugee, who claims to have
spoken to the delegation said the envoys were all for show.
When Hafez and some other Rohingyas expressed their
desire to go back to Myanmar after the Rakhine state is made safe for them, the
delegation refrained from making any remarks, he said.