Narinjara News
Akyab, February 16
5 businessmen released on bail following joint arrest
with Nasaka official
5 businessmen were released on bail after they had been arrested with a Nasaka commander last month.
"Yes, they are now free, but they are on bail," said a relative of one of the men. He didn't, however, divulge the amount of the bail.
The businessmen were released from the Akyab Jail on 12 February.
The 5 were arrested last month, allegedly for being business
partners of the Nasaka Commander Lieutenant Colonel
Aung Nwge, in several business sectors of
The 5 involved in the incident are reported to be: U Mon Din Chay,Village Chairman of No(1) Quarter of Maungdaw; U Far Chay and U Lone Chay, Nga Kura Village of Maungdaw; U Lu Lu from Nasaka Area Number (5), and U Aung Min Thein, from Miko Company.
The Nasaka commander and 5 other Muslim businessmen remain in the jail as they were not allowed to post bail for their release.
Aung Nwge has a number of business sectors in Arakan, under other names, such as the Miko Company, said a local businessman.
The Miko Company was registered
with the government as working in the dry noodles business, but the company was
allegedly smuggling a Chinese made battery cell and several kind of locks with
key into
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