Myanmar government, however, has expressed “serious concern” on the news regarding the application by the ICC prosecutor. Since August last year, nearly 700,000 Rohingya Muslims have fled a brutal military crackdown in Myanmar, the United Nations and aid agencies have said. ReutersAn ICC ruling affirming jurisdiction could pave the way for Prosecutor Bensouda to investigate the deportation of many thousands of Rohingya. Fatou BensoudaThe main reason for doubt about the jurisdiction is that while Bangladesh is a member of the court, Myanmar is not. Bensouda argued that given the cross-border nature of the crime of deportation, a ruling in favour of ICC jurisdiction would be in line with established legal principles.

Source: bd News24 May 08, 2018 17:27 UTC