Aung Zaw Win, a former Rohingya MP has been arrested in Myanmar, in a move that has been condemned as a further escalation of the attacks on the Rohingya community.

The former MP was arrested at Yangon international airport on Wednesday as he was about to depart to Bangkok on a business trip.

He currently remains in custody in Mingaladon police station, and despite being held for five days has not undergone any questioning.