Suu Kyi named in landmark Argentine lawsuit for crimes against Rohingya

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Human rights groups invoke universal jurisdiction in attempt to bring former democracy icon to justice. FMTNews Rohingya

The lawsuit marks the 1st time Suu Kyi has been legally targeted over the Rohingya crisis.

The premise is that some acts – including war crimes and crimes against humanity – are so horrific they are not specific to one nation and can be tried anywhere. “For decades, the Myanmar authorities have tried to wipe us out by confining us to ghettos, forcing us to flee our home country and killing us,” said Tun Khin, President of the Burmese Rohingya Organisation UK .

Ojea said he hoped international arrest warrants would be issued as a result of the suit. However, the crime of genocide was not specifically included as it is in not in Argentina’s penal code.UN investigators last year branded the 2017 military crackdown in Myanmar as “genocide” after some 740,000 from the Muslim minority were driven over the border into Bangladeshi refugee camps.

 

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