US EditionMyanmar's new president Min Aung Hlaing faces genocide complaint in Indonesia
Indonesian prosecutors accepted the case under universal jurisdiction, and claimants say they will submit evidence of forced displacement and killings.
- On Monday, civil society organizations filed a criminal complaint in Jakarta against Myanmar President Min Aung Hlaing, accusing him of genocide against the Rohingya ethnic group.
- Myanmar's armed forces, under Min Aung Hlaing, launched a 2017 offensive that forced at least 730,000 Rohingya from their homes into Bangladesh, triggering a humanitarian crisis.
- Claimants led by Rohingya refugee Yasmin Ullah and Muhammadiyah officials invoked Indonesia's new penal code allowing "universal jurisdiction" for grave crimes regardless of where they occurred.
- Indonesian prosecutors accepted the case, though Myanmar has consistently denied genocide accusations and the junta did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
- Min Aung Hlaing was elected president last week in a vote Western governments described as a sham, while the United Nations considers a separate genocide case brought by Gambia.
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Rights group files 'genocide' complaint against Myanmar leader: Indonesian AG
Rohingya representatives and a rights group filed a complaint Monday with Indonesia's attorney general against Myanmar's president-elect Min Aung Hlaing for alleged rights abuses against the minority grou
General Min Aung Hlaing, who was targeted by the Indonesian court action, was recently appointed president after a coup d'état in 2021.
Indonesia's Attorney General's Office reported Monday to the AFP that it had received a complaint, including a complaint about "genocide", filed by representatives of Rohingya and human rights defenders against Min Aung Hlaing, the head of the junta that became President of Burma.
Rights group files 'genocide' complaint against Myanmar president-elect: AGO - Asia & Pacific - The Jakarta Post
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