Army demolishes colonial era mosque

April 5, 2017

Buthidaung- A tensed atmosphere is prevailing in the Let We Dat area of Buthidaung North after Tatmadaw personal demolished an old mosque in the area.

Tatmadaw men went to the Boktoli Bazar neighbourhood on Tuesday to destroy the mosque.

Earlier Tatmadaw officials had ordered local Rohingyas to demolish the mosque but they had ignored the directive.

The mosque was built in the colonial era. However, the authorities say the mosque does not have proper permission, though its existence predates the independence of modern Myanmar.

Last year, state authorities declared thousands of houses and mosques built by the Muslims will be demolished as they did not have ‘proper government authorisation’.