The International Criminal Court's chief prosecutor has requested an arrest warrant for Myanmar's military leader, Senior Gen. Min Aung Hlaing, for crimes against humanity committed against the Rohingya Muslim minority, including deportation and persecution. Nearly a million Rohingya fled to neighboring Bangladesh to escape the abuses.
THE HAGUE, Netherlands — The International Criminal Court 's chief prosecutor asked judges on Wednesday to issue an arrest warrant for the head of Myanmar 's military government for crimes committed against the country's Rohingya Muslim minority.Senior Gen. Min Aung Hlaing , who took power from elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi in a coup on Feb. 1, 2021, is accused of crimes against humanity for the deportation and persecution of the Rohingya .
Myanmar’s junta chief Senior Gen. Min Aung Hlaing inspects officers during a parade to commemorate the country’s 78th Armed Forces Day in the capital Naypyitaw on March 27, 2023. AP FILE PHOTOFrom a refugee camp in Bangladesh, the court's top prosecutor, Karim Khan, said in a statement that he intended to request more warrants for Myanmar's leaders soon.'In doing so, we will be demonstrating, together with all of our partners, that the Rohingya have not been forgotten.
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