Sixty - six Rohingya refugees from Myanmar fined by Thai government . They will be handed over to Thai police with 12 others . Members of Myanmar 's Rohingya minority have been fleeing the country for years , saying they are persecuted by its military government . Rohingya refugees are at center of allegations of rape by Thai army . Video obtained by police show army towing boatload of 190 refugees to sea .
Sixty - six Rohingya refugees from Myanmar fined by Thai government . They will be handed over to Thai police with 12 others . Rohingya refugees are at center of allegations of rape by Thai army . Video obtained by police show army towing boatload of 190 refugees to sea .