International court judges authorise Rohingya investigation

International Criminal Court judges on Thursday approved a request from prosecutors to open an investigation into crimes committed against Myanmar’s Rohingya Muslim mirity. court said that it has jurisdiction over crimes partially committed in Banglesh, which is a member state of court. Myanmar, which is t a member of global court, has been accused of committing widespre abuses in a campaign against Rohingya. Myanmar’s military began a counterinsurgency campaign in August 2017 in response to an insurgent attack. More than 700,000 Rohingya fled to neighboring Banglesh to escape what has been called an ethnic cleansing campaign involving mass rapes, killings and torching of homes.

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court's statement 

court said in a statement that a panel of judges who studied Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda’s request to open an investigation concluded that re are grounds to believe widespre acts of violence were committed “that could qualify as crimes against humanity of deportation across Myanmar-Banglesh border and persecution on grounds of ethnicity and/or religion against Rohingya population.” decision came just days after Gambia, on behalf of Organization of Islamic Cooperation, filed a case at International Court of Justice accusing Myanmar of gecide in its treatment of Rohingya. Both courts are based in Hague. International Criminal Court seeks to convict individuals responsible for crimes, while International Court of Justice settles disputes between nations.

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