At least 10 Bangladeshis were among the dead scattered near a human trafficking camp, along with some 30 Rohingyas, in Thailand’s Songkhla province, a survivor, Anuzar, has claimed.
He made the statement while talking to the news website Phuketwan, reports the Bangkok Post.
The 28-year-old survivor, who was found in the remote jungle near the site of a mass grave, said he believed at least 10 Bangladeshis were among the dead..
He said: “We were the people who could not pay the ransom so they kept us and did not really care whether we lived or died.
“Most of us have been beaten or abused … In the camp, we were never able to get enough food or water. Showering seldom happened.”
Stating that eight brokers controlled the camp, he said: “I knew three well – Ahmed Ali, Anwar and Sorim-Ida. Some are Rohingya, some are Malaysian.”
Anuzar was found at the site of the mass grave on Friday.
On Saturday, two teenagers who were found in the remote jungle near the mass grave site revealed that at least 800 refugees were being held in the camp.
The teenagers said they were held at the camp for eight months and the prisoners had dispersed shortly before officers moved in on Friday.
The recovery of at least 26 bodies from the shallow graves has revealed the horrific conditions endured by the prisoners who were being held at the remote border camp.
Source: Dhaka Tribune
