U.N. investigator 'hopeful' Facebook will hand over more Myanmar information

FILE PHOTO: Cellphone shops are seen along Latha street in Yangon, Myanmar, August 8, 2018. REUTERS/Ann Wang/File Photo

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The head of a U.N. team of investigators on Myanmar said on Friday he is hopeful that Facebook will hand over more information to the team as it collects evidence of the most serious international crimes since 2011.

The Independent Investigative Mechanism for Myanmar (IIMM) aims to build case files for proceedings in national, regional or international courts. It was established in 2018 by the U.N. Human Rights Council and began work the following year.