Dhaka: Anti-election posters were widely distributed in some townships in Arakan State during International Peace Day, with the aim of opposing the election scheduled to be held on 7 November, 2010.
A woman from Maungdaw who saw the posters said, "Many posters along with the symbol of a dove were stuck on many trees, wells, and electrical poles around town. I saw many posters along the road from my house to the market on the morning of International Peace Day on 21 September."
The unknown campaigners carried out the poster distribution in four townships - Maungdaw, Buthidaung, Rathidaung, and Sittwe.
The poster contained two sentences, which read, "To struggle getting genuine peace in Burma" and "To oppose the forthcoming election by unity."
"We have never before seen such posters opposing the election in Maungdaw. Many people in our town read the posters. The authority did not take any action on the posters until about 8:00 am that day," the source said.
However, police and Nasaka forces eventually came to downtown Maungdaw and destroyed the posters.
A trader from the Maungdaw market reported that local police came to some teashops and asked some people about the posters, but no one has yet been arrested in the matter.
According to the source, local authorities have been stepping up security with the deployment of police forces in every place that draws crowds, and some police are patrolling the streets around town on motorbikes since the anti-election campaign took place.
Source:http://www.narinjara.com/details.asp?id=2734
A woman from Maungdaw who saw the posters said, "Many posters along with the symbol of a dove were stuck on many trees, wells, and electrical poles around town. I saw many posters along the road from my house to the market on the morning of International Peace Day on 21 September."
The unknown campaigners carried out the poster distribution in four townships - Maungdaw, Buthidaung, Rathidaung, and Sittwe.
The poster contained two sentences, which read, "To struggle getting genuine peace in Burma" and "To oppose the forthcoming election by unity."
"We have never before seen such posters opposing the election in Maungdaw. Many people in our town read the posters. The authority did not take any action on the posters until about 8:00 am that day," the source said.
However, police and Nasaka forces eventually came to downtown Maungdaw and destroyed the posters.
A trader from the Maungdaw market reported that local police came to some teashops and asked some people about the posters, but no one has yet been arrested in the matter.
According to the source, local authorities have been stepping up security with the deployment of police forces in every place that draws crowds, and some police are patrolling the streets around town on motorbikes since the anti-election campaign took place.
Source:http://www.narinjara.com/details.asp?id=2734
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