"The International Court of Justice, the United Nations' highest court, will issue a decision on a request for emergency measures in a genocide case against Myanmar on January 23, the Gambian Ministry of Justice said on Twitter on Monday. The mainly Muslim West African country filed the suit in November, alleging Myanmar was committing "an ongoing genocide" against its minority Muslim Rohingya population. More: Myanmar: New Al Jazeera documentary uncovers Rohingya abuse Myanmar: Defending genocide at the ICJ Myanmar cannot be trusted to put own soldiers on trial: Gambia The ICJ did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Gambia has accused Myanmar of violating the 1948 Genocide Convention in a military campaign that expelled more than 730,000 Rohingya from the country. It asked the ICJ to order "provisional measures" to prevent more harm, a first step in a legal case that is expected to go on for years..."