By Up-sell , Yangon
Myanmar has responded to the UNs Fact Finding Mission that concluded genocide had been committed in Rakhine, saying the Myanmar Government did not recognise the mission and accused the writers of the report of aspiring to create a rift between the civilian authorities and the army.
“We have already dissociated ourselves from the resolution of the UN Human Rights Council, meaning Myanmar doesn’t accept the establishment of that mission. So we don’t settle for any discovering of that mission, and there could be no method to cooperate with the Fact Finding Mission. We don’t settle for the one-sided accusations by that mission,” mentioned presidential spokesperson Zaw Htay.
The UN report on Monday referred to as for the investigation and prosecution of Myanmar’s commander-in-chief Min Aung Hlaing and several different senior military officers for “genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes” over their responsibility for violence in Rakhine, Kachin and Shan states. The mission and worldwide players also wish to refer the case to the International Criminal Court.
“Actually, it is like an intentional assault on our nation. For one thing, August 27 is not the date set for the launch of UN Fact-Finding Mission’s report, which was alleged to be submitted on September 18. But as the UN Security Council at present is holding a gathering on Myanmar affairs , we believe the report was timed as a blow to us just before the meeting,” Zaw Htay stated.
“Our zero-tolerance coverage on human rights violation may be very clear. We have already advised Tatmadaw (Myanmar’s military) and police to handle the Rakhine conflicts cautiously and legally, respecting human rights. If there’s any evidence of human rights violations, let us know and we will examine and take extreme actions,” he said.
“Now, the Independent Enquiry Commission is doing its job very nicely. It will definitely let us know if it finds any proof of such violations after which we’ll take actions in opposition to those who are involved.”
The spokesman additionally denounced Facebook for banning Min Aung Hlaing and different Myanmar officials and organisations for their alleged involvement in genocide and hate speech within the country. The authorities has asked Facebook how the removed accounts could be retrieved, and whether or not it’ll remove any accounts and pages created anew by banned military officers, he said.
“This kind of intentional attack may have negative impacts on our efforts for national reconciliation. I wish to reiterate that there was no enter by the government in Facebook’s ban on navy officers.”
Win Mara, chairman of Myanmar National Human Rights Commission, said Myanmar has regularly requested the international group to be sceptical of one-sided accusations.
“Everything appears to emerge from exaggerations concerning the conflicts,” he stated.
“The country’s human rights physique is happy to witness that the federal government has willingly adopted the ideas of Kofi Anan’s commission and the advisory board led by Thailand’s former overseas minister Surakiart Sathirathai”, he stated.
“This was systematically arranged to attack our nation in different methods. It looks like an insult to our sovereignty,” he said.
Min Zaw Oo, director of the Myanmar Institute for Peace and Security, agreed, saying he believed it was a dishonest effort to foster confrontation between the civilian authorities led by Aung San Suu Kyi and the Tatmadaw.
The extra confrontations between the 2 establishments, the tougher it is going to be to construct trust and peace, he said. The UN report indicated that civilian authorities had little scope to manage the actions of the Tatmadaw.
It additionally discovered that “through their acts and omissions, the civilian authorities have contributed to the commission of atrocity crimes”.
“The State Counsellor, Aung San Suu Kyi, has not used her de facto position as head of presidency, nor her ethical authority, to stem or stop the unfolding events in Rakhine state,” the report states.
Nay Zin Latt, chairman of National Development Party, said conflict in Rakhine was began by the Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army (ARSA). The navy merely tried to restore peace and stability in conflict-hit state, he claimed.
“I think every thing was well-planned to pose additional pressures on Myanmar, creating misunderstanding between the civilian authorities and the navy,” he stated.
Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar, Yanghee Lee