There is a storm over a police video that has appeared on social media in Myanmar.<br /><br /> At least four officers have been detained by over footage that appears to show police beating members of the Rohingya Muslim minority.<br /><br /> Govt to take action against police filmed beating villagers in Rakhine State last month | #Myanmar #Rohingya https://t.co/bUnTKia3By pic.twitter.com/B2LqfJFA10— The Myanmar Times (@TheMyanmarTimes) January 2, 2017<br /><br /> The images, filmed by an officer involved in the rounding up of villagers,have been widely shown on social media and by Myanmar broadcasters.<br /><br /> Authorities promised to take action after the video emerged, apparently filmed during a crackdown in Rakhine State, which borders Bangladesh in the country’s northwest.<br /><br /> Police have been hunting for suspects after nine officers were killed in attacks by gunmen on border posts in October. <br /><br /> Thousands of Rohingya Muslims are reported to have fled into Bangladesh.<br /><br /> Rights groups say residents have complained about killings and abuse, including rape, accusations denied by the government.<br /><br /> Beaten and kicked in the face. These Rohingya Muslims were apparently attacked by police officers in Myanmar. pic.twitter.com/nQmHO4s5Pe— AJ+ (@ajplus) January 2, 2017<br /><br /> This is the evidence how #Myanmar troops torture the #Rohingya. pic.twitter.com/A2vtoqIf0A— Ro Nay San Lwin (@nslwin) December 31, 2016<br /><br /> .mehdirhasan on Myanmar’s leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, turning a blind eye to violence against the Rohingya. pic.twitter.com/TQzSJttd5C— Al Jazeera English (AJEnglish) December 31, 2016<br /><br /> End violence in Myanmar, Nobel laureates urge UN Security Council https://t.co/Yn1rO1d4PB— Richard Branson (richardbranson) December 30, 2016<br />
