A factory raided and Burmese workers detained. |
The two dead were likely Myanmar
Buddhists killed during a spate of violent incidents in Kuala Lumpur since May
30, said Amar Singh Ishar Singh, the Malaysian capital's deputy police chief.
He added that two other people were in critical condition and the attacks were "believed to be the result of violence in Myanmar."
"The operation is to send a clear message to stop this nonsense and
not bring the violence over to Malaysia," he told AFP.
He gave no details on the attacks but
Malaysian media reports -- which said as many as four may have died -- have
suggested Buddhists came under attack from their Muslim countrymen seeking
vengeance over violence back in Myanmar.
Burmese Buddhists hand-cuffed together. |
Amar said more than 250 of those
detained in Malaysia were handed over to immigration authorities as they lacked
proper documentation. The rest were released and no formal arrests have yet
been made as investigations continue, he said.
Burmese Buddhists on KL streets are herded and arrested. |
The Rohingya have been described by the
United Nations as one of the world's most persecuted minorities. About 800,000
are estimated to live in Myanmar, which denies them citizenship, rendering them
stateless. Malaysia does not grant Rohingyas refugee status but has turned a
blind eye to the steady arrivals.
In April, Human
Rights Watch accused Myanmar of "a campaign of ethnic cleansing"
against Rohingya, citing evidence of mass graves and forced displacement
affecting tens of thousands. Myanmar denies the charge.
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Selayang Markets Now Being Surrounded by Police
Even the Burmese Buddhist girls are nabbed off the streets. |
Not just Selayang but also other places
where Burmese are known to have congregated such as Ampang, Cheras, Sungai
Paloh, and Kalang have also been raided by Malaysian police and hundreds of Burmese
nationals have been arrested. Penang Island is also going to be included in the
Operasi Round-up Burmese Buddhists.
According to the Malysian Police the
Operasi is just to stop the recent brutal killings of Burmese Buddhists by the
Bengali-Muslims in KL before the whole thing getting out of hand and international
condemnations pouring in.
But most Burmese in Malaysia believe
that instead of finding the Bengali-Muslim culprits and taking actions against
them the Malaysian government is taking the side of Muslims and pressuring the
Burmese Buddhists to leave Malaysia.
All the places raided by Malaysian
police are popular gathering places for Burmese Buddhists in KL such as Kota Raya
building or Little Burma. The police have even forcefully entered all the shops
and restaurants operated by Burmese Buddhists and arrested wholesale the Burmese
customers and Burmese workers.
Selayang markets killings of burmese Buddhists. |
A body from the carwash killings was being bagged. |
Epicenter of Burmese-Buddhist killings is around the Kampung Baru Burmese Buddhist monastery in Kuala Lumpur. |
Myanmar Defense League - MDL's Boycott Malaysia Campaign. |