Thursday 4 August 2016

Myanmar authorities intend to prosecute the founders of mosques north of the country

Yangon (Ina) - The Ministry of Religious choosy in Myanmar, on Thursday (August 4, 2016), that it "plans to sue the founders of the mosques, and other religious buildings, on land owned by the state north of the country, and will include mosques that finally destroyed." 
The newspaper "Global The New Light of Myanmar , " the official statement issued today by the Ministry of religious Affairs and culture, and stating that it would take legal action against persons who havecontributed, illegally built mosques that were built decades ago, in addition to hold accountable those who raise riots, and destroying those mosques . " . 
population was from the city of "Bacant" mining in the state , "Kashin", stormed, early last month, amosque users "sticks and knives , and other weapons , " and then set fire to the prayer hall, and tore down the building, following a dispute related to the construction of the mosque. 
the accused Buddhist group militant nationalism (as Ba tha), last month, Muslims in the village " is not among the " subsidiary "Bacant" to build a mosque and the buildings around it , through theestablishment of a bridge in the area, and therefore gave the Muslims the local authorities until the end of last month for the destruction of the mosque, which was built in 1988. 
in response to accusations of government, Thein Aung, chairman of the steering committee of mosque Affairs, "donated the land, by the Muslim community, for religious purposes, said the Muslim donor and named the land, Yi Mong." 
he added, according to Anatolia news agency, " as we have repeatedly applied to the competent authorities, in order to obtain permission, but we have not received any response. " 
In the same context, the High Commissioner for human rights called on the United Nations Ziad Raad al - Hussein, the Government of Myanmar," to take concrete steps to stop discrimination and human rights violations against Muslims . " , according to a report released him earlier.

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