Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi said the case brought against her country at the World Court was 'incomplete and misleading' as she began her defence to accusations of genocide against the Rohingya Muslim minority
Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi said the case brought against her country at the World Court was "incomplete and misleading" as she began her defence to accusations of genocide against the Rohingya Muslim minority on Wednesday.
Myanmar's leader Aung San Suu Kyi enters the court room prior to addressing judges of the International Court of Justice.Leading Myanmar's defence herself at the court in The Hague, Suu Kyi, Myanmar's top political leader and a Nobel Peace prize laureate, acknowledged disproportionate force may have been used at times by the military, but said the conflict in the western Rakhine state was "complex and not easy to fathom".
Myanmar argues the military "clearance operations" in Rakhine were a justifiable response to acts of terrorism and that its soldiers have acted appropriately. A photograph of Suu Kyi with three smiling generals who are also Myanmar government ministers – Lieutenant General Ye Aung, Lieutenant General Sein Win and Lieutenant General Kyaw Swe – was shown in the courtroom by Gambia's legal team as evidence of what they said were her close ties to the military. It brought widespread reaction from her supporters who denounced it on social media as an attempt to mock her.
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