People protest U.N. human rights envoy Tomas Ojea Quintana in Mektila, Burma, August 19, 2013. (VOA Burmese Service)
Burma President Thein Sein’s spokesman, Ye Htut did not address the angry mobs who actually broke curfew in Meikhtila during UN human rights envoy Tomas Quintana’s visit while he strongly denied Quintana’s statement which describes that the government failed to protect UN’s envoy.
A senior advisor to the ruling Union Solidarity and Development Party is blaming communists and other subversive elements for the deadly riots in Meikhtila town, central Myanmar last month that left more than 40 dead and 60 injured.
Hardliner Aung Thaung, a well-connected businessman and an industry minister in the previous military government, made the allegations in the latest issue of Thantawhsint news journal.
This photo is one of the rare images of the Meikhtilarefugee camps, where policemen prevent journalists from filming or taking photos. It was taken in a camp set up in a school. The mother holding her infant told aid workers that her husband and two other young children were killed in the riots.
Total death of Myanmar Muslims in Meikhtila is FOUR HUNDRED. I got this news from multiple source. Government at first insists on 1% of the real figure i.e. 4 persons. At last could not maintain that ridiculously low figure and increased to the 10% of real death i.e. 40.
I wonder how many thousands of our Rohingya brothers and sisters were murdered and destroyed their bodies. Just see after how long only they allow the outsiders to enter Arakan.
In DEMOCRACY, the majority rules. But the majority must protect the minorities rights. Minorities also must respect the majority. Mutual respect is more important than just a mutual tolerances. If the Majority don’t care about minority, democracy would deteriorate into MOBOCRACY. (e.g. Mobs rule in Rule of Mob in Taungope, Rakhine state and Meikhtila.)
Phyo Mg Mg WinYes, I know Sir I also respect minority.So I protect minority rights in Myanmar, Sir
“The Muslims in Meikhtila have only themselves to blame for their own death and destruction in Meikhtila”
– former military intelligence chief ex-Let. Gen. Ye Myint (now head of the Mandalay Division)
Two former chiefs of Military Intelligence – Military Affairs Security – ex-Lt GeneralMyint Swe (MAS Chief Oct 2004-June 2006) and Ye Myint (MAS Chief June 2006 – month? 2010) – are handling violence against the Muslims at the moment. Myint Swe is admin head of Rangoon and Ye Myint Mandalay (two strategic cities).
Here it is reported that Ye Myint who has overall jurisdiction over Meikhtila had ordered the security troops in Meikhtila ‘ to not even think about harming the Muslim killers, arsonists and so on’.
Now this tactic was continued in Meikhtila and is spreading to almost all the Mainland Bama areas.
Today is Myanmar Military day or Tatmadaw day..This is specially for them as the top police officers and Home Ministers are all fro the Myanmar Military. This is dedicated to Min Aung Hlaing, Than Shwe and Maung Aye who are still controlling the Myanmar Tatmadaw.