Chin Refugees in Malaysia (Part 2)

Chin refugees in Malaysia (Part 2)
While they wait, they’ll be arrested again and again.
By Antonio Graceffo

Buy the time Chin refugees in Malaysia, waiting for resettlement in a safe country.

While they wait, they’ll be arrested again and again.

In Malaysia, there is often immigration enforcement raids conducted by Real, a volunteer police force, which many outside observers saw as a gang of thieves deputized.

According to an article published in Thaindian News, “Kuala Lumpur, Dec 7 (Ian’s) The Malaysian Bar Land? Cil has called for Real, the civilian militia tasked oeganisation illegal aliens to be located, to be dissolved following numerous reports that claim “members’ abuse of their powers in the enforcement raids”

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Victor Canto, the coordinator of the Chin Refugee Centre, Malaysia said that the Chin refugees have been arrested by Real, almost every Sunday morning. When they get arrested on Sunday mornings, “Real took them to police headquarters and ask for the 200 Ringit their release. If they are not 200 Ringit, then real is equivalent to 100 and then can people 22:00 Leave for 5 Ringit. Almost every Sunday, arrest them, the same people “

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When Chin was arrested by civil police, it is not sent back to Burma. According to Victor, “They suddenly they went to the Thai border but now., Sometimes they put them in the detention center and the UNHCR can not go to them .. There are about 500 Chin in custody. One girl gave birth in arrest. She and the baby are still trapped “

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A new problem with which the Chin in Malaysia were beaten and robbery by the Indian troops.

“Locals abducted refugees is the new thing ..” How Victor. “They want the money from the refugee community Two of our men were detained., Beaten and stabbed. Then a ransom demanded. They have a bank account number, and we paid in 3000 Ringit. They have the people back. We told the police the story, but they did nothing. And they had someone else abducted. The victims said it was a taxi driver who had somewhere, they did not know where. The kidnappers gave the victims of their family begging for money to call. “

Victor told me the hair-raising story of how he survived the refugee road. “When the government allowed tourists in Burma will not allow them to be able Chin because some tourists witnessed human rights violations.”

“I work as a tour guide when I was a student in the capital, Yangon. “There was still the government agencies behind me and ask me questions.”

In 1996, Victor took part in a pro-democracy demonstration on Aung San Suu Kyi’s house.

“I was arrested, but I was very lucky in my college professor came and took me out of jail .. But we said to get out of Rangoon.” If Victor had not taken advice and has become, he knew that his fate would be a midnight arrest. “They arrest people openly They come in the night ..”

“I was the victim through Thailand.” Victor did. “They are very greedy these smugglers they squeeze at least 15 people in a car at least 5 people in the back to boot .. I was in the back boot for 6 hours, we almost died .. in the front seat while one person he stooped down and one sat twelve men in a car, the smugglers have a line of thirty or forty of us and lead us through the jungle .. “

“I was twice arrested and beaten. I was caught by the Thai men, they put me in the jungle for eight days. But I ran away. If not, they would sell me a fishing boat. Most of the Some girls will be raped and stabbed them to resist .. “

In February 2001, Victor was among the first group of Chin UNHCR to approach for assistance.

“There were only 4000 double chin in Malaysia then. So, I and 400 people have applied but the UNHCR still not know who was the Chin .. Three hundred and eighty people have refused. Fortunately, the Canadian government recognized me directly. ”

“I’ve Burma and I have my education but I went to Canada and graduated with a law degree in 2004 ..”

Victor, like most observers Burma, was not optimistic about change in Burma. Victor comments about the former dictator Ne Win. “Ne Win was so strong, but he could not survive the demonstrations.” Ne Win stepped down after the massive protests and massacres. The current dictator, as matches, on the other hand, was a grip of power that is not the former dictator has ever had. “But if matches, how many years in the force? How many demonstrations did he survive?”

The Burmese government is to publish their upcoming election, it attracts as a first step towards democracy. Almost all foreign observers, as well as most Burmese themselves, believe that the elections will be a show can be. The junta has banned opposition leader, Aung San Suu Kyi for office, and forced her party the National League for Democracy (NLD), to resolve.

Some members of ASEAN members have applied a head in the sand strategy for handling the war in Burma, as a way to engage not to permit the admission of Burma to ASEAN.

“The Malaysian government said that with the upcoming elections in Burma, there will be people in government, so the refugees can go home and there will be no more influx of refugees from Burma ..” Victor closed.

The other director shook his head sadly. “There will be no election in Burma. There are only a selection of hand picked military people Nothing will change ..”

Nothing will change in Burma. And nothing will change for the Chin refugees from the frying pan, and continue along the Fire

Antonio Graceffo is a martial arts and adventure author living in Asia. He is the author of the book, “Warrior Odyssey” and “The Monk from Brooklyn.” He is the host of the web TV show, “Martial Arts Odyssey,” which traces his ongoing trip through Asia, teaching martial arts in various countries. Antonio studied applied linguistics and publishing articles in the field of language acquisition, martial arts, ethnic minorities and tribal names of people in Asia. He worked as a consultant for the American TV networks that specialize in martial arts and Asian culture.

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