Worldwide Felony Courtroom Prosecutor Karim A.A. Khan KC on Wednesday sought an arrest warrant for Myanmar Senior Common and Performing President Min Aung Hlaing (L, standing). The ICC alleges crimes towards humanity focusing on the Rohingya with deportation and persecution. File picture by EPA-EFE/Myanmar Army Data Staff

Nov. 27 (UPI) — Worldwide Felony Courtroom Prosecutor Karim A.A. Khan KC on Wednesday sought an arrest warrant for Myanmar Senior Common and Performing President Min Aung Hlaing. The ICC alleges crimes towards humanity focusing on the Rohingya with deportation and persecution.

Khan mentioned greater than 1 million Rohingya have been compelled to flee violence in Myanmar. The violence consists of rape and abuse of girls and women.

“After an intensive, impartial and neutral investigation, my Workplace has concluded that there are cheap grounds to consider that Senior Common and Performing President Min Aung Hlaing, commander-in-chief of the Myanmar Protection Companies, bears felony accountability for the crimes towards humanity of deportation and persecution of the Rohingya, dedicated in Myanmar, and partially in Bangladesh,” Khan mentioned in an announcement.

Myanmar denies crimes towards humanity and asserts actions towards Rohingya folks have been focused at what Myanmar’s authorities describes as Rohingya militants.

Khan alleges the crimes towards humanity occurred between Aug. 25 and Dec. 31, 2017.

He mentioned the crimes have been dedicated by “the armed forces of Myanmar, the Tatmadaw, supported by the nationwide police, the border guard police, in addition to non-Rohingya civilians.”

Myanmar will not be an ICC signatory, however Bangladesh is. Among the crimes alleged occurred in Bangladesh, in keeping with Khan.

Amnesty Worldwide Secretary Common Agnes Callamard mentioned in an announcement: “Min Aung Hlaing has been on the heart of a number of human proper catastrophes in Myanmar. He oversaw violent operations towards the Rohingya in 2016 and 2017, and he led the 2021 coup, which has led to the killing of practically 6,000 civilians and plunged Myanmar into financial, political and social chaos.”

Callamard mentioned the ICC prosecutor’s motion is a decisive step and an vital sign for Myanmar and the world that “those that are allegedly liable for crimes underneath worldwide legislation might be sought to face arrest and trial, regardless of how highly effective they’re or how lengthy they’ve escaped scrutiny.”

ICC judges will determine whether or not to grant the applying for an arrest warrant towards Min Aung Hlaing. Khan mentioned extra functions for arrest warrants towards Myanmar leaders will comply with.

“In doing so, we might be demonstrating, along with all of our companions, that the Rohingya haven’t been forgotten. That they, like all folks world wide, are entitled to the safety of the legislation,” Khan’s assertion mentioned.