The Dhaka Times Desk The International Criminal Court (ICC) has launched a preliminary investigation against the Myanmar government in the killing, persecution and human rights violations against the Rohingya Muslim minority in Myanmar's Rakhine state.
Through this, the way for a full investigation into the displacement of more than 7 lakh Rohingya victims of the massacre of the Myanmar army was opened after a long time.
Yesterday (Tuesday), ICC Prosecutor Fatu Bensouda said that the situation is currently being created in the preliminary investigation of the incident of military oppression in Rakhine. The International Criminal Court will start a full investigation based on the preliminary evidence.
This prosecutor said that the investigation should focus more on the killing, sexual abuse, human rights violations and expulsion of the Rohingyas.
Due to this initiative of the ICC, the way for a full investigation against the military operations of the Myanmar army in Rakhine has now been opened. A few days ago, the ICC decided to investigate the Rohingya persecution against Myanmar.
However, Myanmar claims that the ICC has no jurisdiction over them as it is not a member of the ICC. The country also rejected a report released by the United Nations a few days ago, which said that Myanmar's military forces had carried out ethnic cleansing against the Rohingya.
It is to be noted that on August 24 last year, when Rohingya rebels attacked some police checkpoints, the Myanmar army started an operation against the Rohingyas in Rakhine from the next day.
Over 7 lakh Rohingya fled across the Naf river and took refuge in Bangladesh to escape the persecution of the army. At least 400,000 Rohingya victims of violence were staying in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh before that.
According to BBC news, while other countries of the world have closed the doors of refugees and refugees, Bangladesh has set a unique example of world humanity by sheltering the oppressed Rohingya.
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