April
30, 2005.
Two
PCP activists held, released after beating
On
26 April 2005 Lieutenant Colonel Momin Khan, Commanding
Officer of Lakshmichari zone under Khagrachari district,
picked up two Pahari Chattra Parishad activists from Boroitali
village in Bermachari union.
The
PCP activists - Sushil Chakma and Kaladhan Chakma, office
bearers of Lakshmichari unit of the organisation - were
touring the area to strengthen their organisation's bases
when the arrest was made. (PCP is Bengali acronym for Hill
Students Council). They were beaten up mercilessly and taken
to Ghagra camp in Rangamati. Later, on 29 April, they were
released from Bannyachola army camp.
Since
23 April the military from Ghagra, Lakshmichari and Sindukchari
camps have been carrying out massive operations in Lakshmichari,
Kawkhali and Kudukchari areas. They are frequently raiding
Jumma villages, beating and interrogating innocent villagers
and arresting people on suspicion of being "UPDF terrorists".
Prepared
by Human Rights Monitoring Cell, United People's Democratic
Front (UPDF). April 30, 2005. Dhaka.
