Tribunal: Myanmar govt guilty of genocide


KUALA LUMPUR: The Myanmar government is guilty of genocide against the Rohingya people and other Muslim minorities, a panel of international law and human rights experts found.

The seven-member Permanent Peoples’ Tribunal announced its verdict after considering documentary and expert evidence as well as the testimony of some 200 victims of the atrocities committed against the Rohingya, Kachin and other minority groups in Myanmar.

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