Nst Online Friday, April 18, 2008
About 30 Rohingyas demonstrated peacefully in front of the Myanmar and Thailand Embassies under the watchful eyes of the police, today. The demonstration started at 10am and ended at 11.30am, led by All Burma Democratic Force vice chairman Mohammad Sadek.
The group first went to the Myanmar Embassy in Jalan Ampang Hilir and handed over a memorandum to an embassy official. The memorandum is to protest the anti-democratic and military rules in Myanmar.
They chanted messages calling for justice and human rights before they headed to the Thailand Embassy in Jalan Ampang and handed a memorandum condemning Thai Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej decision to place illegal Rohingyas at a deserted island.
Samak had said that to stop the influx, the Rohingyas need to be kept in a tough place so that those who were about to follow, would know that life in Thailand would be difficult.
Mohammad Sadek said the Rohingya community was shocked and grieved over Samak’s decision.
“Most of them are there to seek temporary shelter. We feel helpless and we don’t know how to get our voices to the international community,” he said.
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