Desk Report
Publish: 28 Nov 2021, 09:45 pm
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The
Argentinean judiciary has taken a step to open a court case against the Myanmar
military over the ongoing genocide against the Rohingya, according to the
Burmese Rohingya Organization UK (BROUK).
On
the 26 November, the Second Chamber of the Federal Criminal Court in Buenos
Aires confirmed that it would launch a case against senior Myanmar officials
under the principle of universal jurisdiction, a media release issued by the
BROUK said today, reports BSS.
Referring
that Second Chamber it said the some crimes against Rohingya are so horrific that
they can be tried anywhere.
BROUK
first petitioned the Argentinean judiciary to open such a case against Myanmar
military including Min Aung Hlaing and much of the current junta’s senior leadership
– in November 2019.
"This
is a day of hope not just for us Rohingya but for oppressed people everywhere.
The decision in Argentina shows that there is nowhere to hide for those who
commit genocide – the world stands firmly united against these abhorrent
crimes," said Tun Khin, President of BROUK.
"Applauding the Argentinian judiciary for showing the
courage and moral leadership to take up this case, he said justice for decades
of dehumanising and killings of Rohingya in Myanmar is now within reach,"
Tun Khin said, and continued:
This
is not just about accountability for Rohingya, however, but for everyone who
has suffered under the Myanmar military’s brutal reign. This includes the
thousands killed, injured, tortured or disappeared since the coup in February
this year, he continued.
In
2017, the release said, the Myanmar military and its proxies launched a vicious
campaign in the region, committing the worst atrocities and driving close to
800,000 Rohingya to flee across the border into Bangladesh.
On
13 November 2019, BROUK petitioned Argentinean Courts to open an investigation
into the role of Myanmar’s civilian and military leaders in committing genocide
and crimes against humanity against the Rohingya.
The
BROUK said under the principle of universal jurisdiction, such crimes can be
investigated anywhere in the world regardless of where they were committed.
The
case includes the particular situation of six women who were raped, tortured
and in many cases their husbands and children killed during that genocidal
campaign in Rakhine State, said the release.
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