Myanmar military court to probe Rohingya atrocity allegations

YANGON - Myanmar's army said on Monday it had set up a military court to investigate its conduct during a crackdown on the Rohingya Muslim minority in 2017 that forced more than 730,000 to flee to neighbouring Bangladesh.

The court will respond to allegations made by the United Nations and rights groups Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch accusing security forces of mass killings, rape and arson. Myanmar has denied the accusations of murder, rape and other abuses by its forces though Min Aung Hlaing said last month"a number of security men may have been involved".The new court is"another bad faith manoeuvre" to fend off international pressure, said Nicholas Bequelin, Southeast Asia and Pacific Director of Amnesty International.

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