Sub-title:
ICJ hearing draws to close as Aung San Suu Kyi faces fresh criticism for defending Myanmar against genocide allegation.
Description:
"Myanmar cannot be trusted to hold its soldiers accountable for alleged atrocities against its Rohingya minority, and measures to stop the violence need to be taken immediately, a lawyer presenting a genocide case against the country said on Thursday.
Speaking on the third and final day of hearings at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in the case brought by The Gambia under the 1948 Genocide Convention, the West African country's lead lawyer repeated its demand for "provisional measures" to restrain the Myanmar military until the case is heard in full. More:
Transcript: Aung San Suu Kyi's speech at the ICJ in full
Rohingya refugees reject Aung San Suu Kyi's 'lies on genocide'
At top court, Myanmar urged to 'stop genocide of own people'
Paul Reichler said Myanmar had not even tried during the hearings to deny most of the accusations of extreme violence made against its military, known officially as the Tatmadaw, nor of the mass deportation of Rohingya following a 2017 crackdown.
Statements from Myanmar that it was taking action to prosecute soldiers accused of wrongdoing were incredible, he said..."
Source/publisher:
"Al Jazeera" (Qatar)
Date of Publication:
2019-12-13
Date of entry:
2019-12-13
Grouping:
- Individual Documents
Category:
Countries:
Myanmar, Gambia
Language:
English
Resource Type:
text
Text quality:
- Good
