The exact number of those detained between September and November 2014 remains unspecified, but the Intercept gained access to documents and conducted interviews in Myanmar that point to three cases.
On one occasion, 12 people were accused of being linked to the alleged terrorist group. The second case relates to five people charged with plotting bomb attacks in several locations throughout the country, while there is also a man accused of financing the non-existent terrorist group.
According to a court document, cited by the outlet, the accused were trained by the Myanmar Muslim Army, the existence of which has not yet been proven.
The Rohingya ethnic group makes up the largest part of the Muslim population in Myanmar. Its members have been facing persecution by the country’s government, which forced some of them to flee to Bangladesh and Thailand.
Rohingya people have been denied citizenship and even subjected to physical violence.
According to the United Nations, there are more than 800,000 people without citizenship in Myanmar, while over 240,000 are internally displaced.
