Myanmar to ICC - Rohingya jurisdiction request 'should be dismissed'

FILE PHOTO: Myanmar State Counselor Aung San Suu Kyi attends an event marking the 71st anniversary of Martyrs' Day at the Martyrs' Mausoleum dedicated to the fallen independence heroes, including her father General Aung San, in Yangon, Myanmar July 19, 2018. . REUTERS/Ann Wang

YANGON (Reuters) - Myanmar said on Thursday a request by the International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecutor to seek jurisdiction over suspected deportations of Rohingya Muslims from Myanmar to Bangladesh was "meritless and should be dismissed".

Judges at the court had asked Myanmar to respond to the request by July 27. The office of government leader Aung San Suu Kyi outlined reasons why Myanmar has declined to engage with the court on the matter and why it would not submit a response.