Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi: No proof of ‘genocidal intent’ in Rohingya case

Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi: No proof of ‘genocidal intent’ in Rohingya case
Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi told the UN’s top court on Wednesday there was no proof of ‘genocidal intent’ behind her country’s military campaign against Rohingya Muslims. (AP)
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Updated 11 December 2019
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Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi: No proof of ‘genocidal intent’ in Rohingya case

Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi: No proof of ‘genocidal intent’ in Rohingya case
  • Aung San Suu Kyi said ‘it cannot be ruled out that disproportionate force was used by the military’

THE HAGUE: Myanmar’s civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi told the UN’s top court on Wednesday there was no proof of “genocidal intent” behind her country’s military campaign against Rohingya Muslims.
Suu Kyi said “it cannot be ruled out that disproportionate force was used by the military” but insisted that “surely under the circumstances genocidal intent cannot be the only hypothesis.”