Rohingya Crisis: ''UN Has 'No Right To Interfere'' Says Myanmar Army Chief Min Aung Hlaing

Myanmar's army chief, Min Aung Hlaing said United Nations h right to interfere in sovereignty of country a week after a UN probe called for him and or top generals to be prosecuted for "gecide" against Rohingya mirity. defiant response is Army Chief's first public reaction since a UN fact-finding mission urged Security Council to refer Myanmar's top military brass to International Criminal Court (ICC).

'' country, organization or group has "right to interfere in and make decisions over sovereignty of a country," Senior General Min Aung Hlaing told troops in a speech on Sunday, September 24, according to military-run newspaper Myawy. "Talks to meddle in internal affairs (cause) misunderstanding." 

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UN investigators went into horrific detail about atrocities allegedly committed by army troops last year in ir"clearance operations" against Rohingya, which forced more than 700,000 of stateless Muslims to flee over border into Banglesh. Troops, often aided by ethnic Rakhine mobs, committed murder, rape, arson, and torture, employing unfathomable levels of violence and with a total disregard for human life, y concluded.

military has denied nearly all wrongdoing, justifying its crackdown as a legitimate means of rooting out Rohingya militants. Myanmar's civilian government, led by Aung San Suu Kyi, h alrey rejected report's finding as "one-sided" and "flawed" and dismissed a separate decision at criminal court that found it h jurisdiction over crisis.

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Aung San Suu Kyi's civilian government shares power with still mighty army, which has retained control over a quarter of parliamentary seats and three key ministries since nation emerged from direct junta-rule in 2011.

UN team also criticised bel Laureate's government for "acts and omissions" that h "contributed to commission of atrocity crimes". In 2015, Myanmar government denied citizenship rights to Rohingya refugees and as a result of this, y migrated from Myanmar's Rakhine State to Banglesh's Cox's Bazar.