Kyauk Pru: A high army officer has been transporting Muslim people to Rangoon from Arakan State in army vehicles for large monetary bribes, said a sergeant who did not wish to be named. He said, "Muslim people in Arakan State are unable to travel to Burma proper from Arakan without permission from high authorities. The army officer takes the opportunity for his own profit and sends them to Rangoon in army vehicles after taking bribes from them." The officer taking the bribes was identified as Lieutenant-Colonel Thaung Hteik Oo, Commander of Light Infantry Battalion 542 based in Kyauk Pru, the second largest city in Arakan. "He sent seven Muslim people by army vehicles last month after taking one million kyat from each traveler. Some officers in the battalion revealed the incident to other fellows after becoming dissatisfied with their commander's misbehavior," the source said. Another army source said that sometimes army officers bring Muslim