CHT monks plan to connive with Myanmar extremists
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Extremist Buddhist monks in Chittagong
Hill Tracts have planned to form a Buddhist
organization that resembles ‘969’, an outfit
of extremist Buddhists in Myanmar, sources
said.
Those who are part of the plan have also
received training in Myanmar to implement
the plan. Some 969 members have also
paid a visit to Bangladesh to help monks in
the hill tracts with their extremist activities,
said sources.
In the past few years, 969 has widely been
known as an extremist movement
organized by monks in Myanmar, with
Ashin Wirathu being its key organizer.
Wirathu has also been accused of
instigating anti-Muslim riots in Myanmar.
Time magazine ran a story on Wirathu with
the title ‘The face of Buddhist terror’. His
picture was published in the magazine’s
June 2013 issue.
An investigative report of news agency
Reuters said the government in Myanmar is
backing 969 activities.
Some extremist Bangladeshi monks took
refuge in Myanmar almost a year ago and
received training in how to use firearms
from 969 members.
There has been a rise in the frequency of
visits to Myanmar by hill tracts monks
lately, with some 15-20 travelling to the
country every month. They travel to
Myanmar through Thanchi and Mizoram as
these borders are unguarded.
But Anupam Barua, leader of the World
Buddha Sashok Sebok Sangha, has
strenuously denied all the allegations, and
termed the information motivated and
imaginary.
“These are all propaganda, which is part of
a big conspiracy against the Buddhist
community,” he said.
Bangladesh Border Guard (BGB) sources
said a Myanmar national named Aung Keng
Chakma was detained at Tumbru Bazar
area in Ghundhum union of Naikkongchhari
on the night of July 12. He was said to
have infiltrated into Bangladesh several
times through Tumbru and Baishfari
frontiers. His uncle Keola Ching Chakma
lives in Baishfari.
An intelligence report sent to the BGB
headquarters said Aung Keng Chakma is a
member of 969 and the leader of a 10-
member sub-group operating near
Bangladesh borders.
Some of the members were identified as
Aung La, Mang Ye Sha, Mang Te and Mang
Kiwao Pru, and they are all Myanmar
nationals.
Aung Keng Chakma told BGB officials
during interrogation that he regularly
communicates with Uuch Hala Bhante, an
alleged extremist Buddhist leader.
Intelligence officials have also received
allegation of Uuch Hala Bhante’s
association with the activities of 969.
Uuch Hala Bhante could not be contacted
for comments despite repeated attempts.
Uuch Hala Bhante’s close disciple Bacha
Mang told the report24 .com the religious
leader had been a victim of conspiracy and
the smear campaign against him was part
of the conspiracy.
“Buddhism is a religion of non-violence.
There is no place for armed violence or
extremism in this religion,” he said.
Bacha Mang said monks living in the hill
tracts use valid passports to travel to
countries dominated by Buddhism.
“As for such travels, the monks go to
Myanmar as it is a neighbouring country.
The authorities in Myanmar have given
Uuch Hala Bhante a piece of land to
operate a monastery. He mostly travels to
Myanmar for religious reasons,” he said.
The BGB on July 9 detained two monks –
Prakash Chakma and Sumoy Chakma – on
charges of returning from training in
Myanmar. They are cousins and hail from
Balukhali union of Rangamati Sadar.
Commanding officer of BGB Cox’s Bazar 17
battalion Lt Col Khandaker Saiful Alam told
thereport24 .com officials frisked the two
detainees and found books written in
Burmese language, food products produced
in Myanmar, map of Myanmar, android
mobile phones, tablet computers, SIM cards
of Bangladeshi mobile phone operators,
memory cards, pen drives, HD video
cameras, digital compact cameras, and
local as well as foreign currencies.
“Their mobile phones contained evidence of
communicating with citizens of
neighbouring countries,” he said.
Sources said tribal youths in Rangamati
are visiting Myanmar in the recent time to
work with monks. They are illegally
crossing borders and taking firearms
training in Myanmar by 969 members.
Police do not search vehicles used by
bhantes for travelling locally. Bhantes thus
use the opportunity to transport arms and
other stuff.
According to sources, several Bangladeshi
monks met Wirathu in Myanmar in early
last year and the monks began attending
training in Myanmar since then.
Thereport24 .com has obtained pictures of
monks receiving training in 969 camps in
Myanmar, and intelligence officials are
investigating if any of the monks are
Bangladeshi nationals.
BGB official Khandaker Saiful Alam
admitted that there are some shortcomings
in border security and the government has
been informed of those.
He said the defects were expected to be
removed soon and the BGB was on alert to
activities of monks.
“Monks in Myanmar live in areas close to
the border and they try to secretly
communicate with Bangladeshi monks, but
BGB vigilance thwart their attempts,” he
added.
source: http://www.burmatimes.net
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