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Published: 2018-09-24 15:31:29.0 BdST Updated: 2018-09-24 15:31:29.0 BdST
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The head of Myanmar’s
defence forces says that the UN has no right to interfere the country’s
sovereignty, reports the Myawady Daily.
Senior General Min
Aung Hlaing’s remarks came after UN investigators called for the prosecution of
Hliang and other top Myanmar military brass for the ‘genocide’ perpetrated
against the Rohingyas.
“Protecting the
interests of the country and ethnics amount to waging a just war,” Hliang said
at a meeting with military personnel on Sunday.
“Take a look at the
democratic practices in the world. Countries exercise the democratic system
suited to them. So, the democratic practices of countries are not exactly the
same,” he said.
“As countries set
different standards and norms, no country, organisation or group has a right to
interfere in and make decisions regarding the sovereignty of another country.”
The senior general
warned that talk about meddling in a country’s internal affairs can lead to
misunderstandings.
Regarding the calls
for prosecution of incidents in Rakhine State he said that the military cannot
accept demands that are unacceptable.
On Aug 25, 2017 the
Myanmar military began a crackdown in Rakhine State in response to insurgent
attacks.
Nearly 700,000 members
of the Rohingya minority fled across the border to Bangladesh in response to
the operation.
The Rohingyas reported
that troops and local mobs had committed murder, rape, torture and arson during
the crackdown.
Myanmar has denied the
claims, saying that it was fighting back against militants.
Though Myanmar and
Bangladesh signed an agreement for the return of the Rohingyas in late 2017,
the process has yet to be initiated.
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