AMSTERDAM, Feb 18 ― Myanmar's military junta is to take part in hearings at the top United Nations court in The Hague next week despite a complaint from political opponents that this could give it international recognition without legal standing.
Before the fall of Aung San Suu Kyi's civilian government to a military coup a year ago, she disputed the genocide allegations against the military brought by Gambia, a mainly Muslim African country backed in this case by the 57-nation Organisation for Islamic Cooperation. In the meantime, the credentials committee has allowed Kyaw Moe Tun, representative of the government toppled in the February 1, 2021 military coup, to remain in post.Members of the NUG said earlier this week that Kyaw Moe Tun, whom the shadow government has also named to represent it in The Hague, is “the “only person authorised to engage with the court on behalf of Myanmar”.
“The Myanmar people have clearly rejected the junta, making it clear the military does not represent them,” said Tun Khin, president of the Burmese Rohingya Organisation UK, alluding to a series of popular protests against military rule. Both officials, who are on a US Treasury sanctions list, would replace Suu Kyi, who after the coup was sentenced to six years in prison and faces a combined maximum sentence of another 150 years in a dozen other cases brought by the military.
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