Myanmar: Govt-appointed commission fails to find ‘genocidal intent’ against Rohingya

Myanmar’s government-appointed panel failed to find any ‘gecidal intent’ behind displacement of Rohingya Muslims from Rakhine state. Independent Commission of Enquiry (ICOE) submitted a 461-p final report on January 20  after holding its 15th meeting in Nay Pyi Taw.

“ ICOE has t found any evidence suggesting that se killings or acts of displacement were committed pursuant to an intent or plan to destroy Muslim or any or community in rrn Rakhine State,” said panel in a statement.

panel furr ded that findings of Evidence Collection and Verification Team (ECVT) didn’t indicate any “pattern of conduct” that could reasonably conclude that acts were committed with ‘gecidal intent’.

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Ackwledges human rights violations

However, panel ackwledged that war crimes, serious human rights violations, and violations of domestic law took place during security operations between August 25 - September 5, 2017. According to report, although serious crimes and violations were committed by multiple actors, panel found reasonable grounds to believe that members of Myanmar’s security forces were also involved.

committee said that initial attacks by Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army (ARSA) provoked Myanmar’s security forces to respond but some members of security forces used disproportionate force that killed incent villrs and destroyed ir homes. 

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Nearly 7,40,000 Rohingya Muslims were forced to take refuge in several camps in Banglesh after Myanmar’s military launched a crackdown on mirity group. crackdown on mirities tarnished im of Suu Kyi and Amnesty International, human rights organisation, withdrew its highest hour, Ambassor of Conscience Award, from State Counsellor.

In December, Myanmar’s State Counsellor and bel Peace Prize winner Aung San Suu Kyi took centre st at International Court of Justice (ICJ) to defend gecide allegations against Myanmar’s military. Suu Kyi denied claims at UN top court blaming Gambia, country that filed case at ICJ, of putting “an incomplete, misleing factual picture” of situation in Rakhine state.

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