Myanmar's top general faces ICC arrest warrant request over Rohingya crisis
ICC prosecutor wants to charge Myanmar military chief for crimes against Rohingya people. Multiple human-rights leaders and experts back-up this decision‚ while Myanmar stays quiet
The ICC prosecutor made a ground-breaking move on nov 27th seeking to arrest Min Aung Hlaing Myanmarʼs military boss‚ for crimes against Rohingya people (which includes forced moves and unfair treatment)
The ICC application for a warrant of arrest for Min Aung Hlaing represents a critical moment in Myanmar history
The military leader who took control about 3 years ago in a take-over‚ faces strong words from many sides. Mohammed Zubair a Rohingya person living in Bangladesh points to mass-killings and attacks on women that happened under the generalʼs watch
Multiple Rohingya groups leaders shared their thoughts:
- Tun Khin from UK-based org says its a rare happy day for his people
- Ro Nay San Lwin hopes the warrant will change Myanmarʼs politics
- Rights expert Melanie OBrien thinks its good but notes catching the general will be hard
The general who led a parade in Naypyitaw back in spring 2021 hasnt left Myanmar much — which makes arrest hard but rights groups say its still an important step for justice. Myanmarʼs current rulers dont say anything about this yet
