Description:
"The Independent Commission of Enquiry (ICOE)
was established by the Office of the President on
30 July 2018 to investigate the allegations of human
rights violations in Rakhine during the internal
armed conflict between Myanmar’s Defence Services
and the Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army (ARSA)
in 2016-2017.
2. The Independent Commission of Enquiry has investigated
the allegations of human rights violations
and related issues following the attacks. The Union
Attorney General’s Office has received, from the
President, the comprehensive report submitted by
the Independent Commission of Enquiry to the President
with around 450 pages including 31 annexes.
3. The Commission has concluded, based on evidence
it has collected, that members and collaborators of
ARSA, members of the Myanmar’s security forces
and civilians committed crimes such as killing of
civilians, disproportionate use of force, looting of
property, and destruction of abandoned homes of
Muslims in Maungdaw, Buthidaung and Rathedaung
Townships during the internal conflict in Northern
Rakhine, and that the Commission has found particularly
serious loss of life in the villages of Min Gyi
(Tula Toli), Chut Pyin and Maung Nu.
4. The Union Attorney General’s Office will coordinate
and cooperate with the relevant departments and organizations
to ensure further criminal investigations
and, where the evidence is compelling, prosecutions.
5. With regard to criminal conduct described in the
report, the Union Attorney General’s Office will be
providing information on the progress of investigations
and prosecutions..."
Source/publisher:
Myanmar Ministry of Information via "The Global New Light of Myanmar"
Date of Publication:
2020-01-22
Date of entry:
2020-01-22
Grouping:
- Individual Documents
Category:
Countries:
Myanmar
Administrative areas of Burma/Myanmar:
Rakhine State
Language:
English
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Format:
pdf
Size:
381.04 KB
Resource Type:
text
Text quality:
- Good
