Published November 27,2024
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The International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecutor on Wednesday introduced his workplace seeks arrest warrant for Myanmar junta chief over deportation and persecution of Rohingya Muslims.
“After an extensive, independent and impartial investigation, my Office has concluded that there are reasonable grounds to believe that Senior General and Acting President Min Aung Hlaing, Commander-in-Chief of the Myanmar Defense Services, bears criminal responsibility for the crimes against humanity of deportation and persecution of the Rohingya, committed in Myanmar, and in part in Bangladesh,” stated Karim Khan in a press release.
According to the prosecutor, these crimes had been dedicated between Aug. 25, 2017 and Dec. 31, 2017 by Myanmar Armed Forces, supported by the nationwide police, the border guard police, in addition to non-Rohingya civilians.
Noting that it’s the first software for an arrest warrant in opposition to a high-level Myanmar authorities official that the prosecutor’s workplace is filling, he added: “More to follow.”
Khan emphasised that the appliance attracts upon all kinds of proof from quite a few sources similar to witness testimonies, documentary proof and authenticated scientific, photographic and video supplies.
“I wish in particular to express my deep, profound gratitude to the Rohingya. More than a million members of their community have been forced to flee violence in Myanmar. We are grateful to all those who provided testimony and support to my Office, those that have shared their stories, those that have given us information and material,” he stated.
Source: www.anews.com.tr