"Myanmar has retained prominent international lawyers to contest the case submitted by Gambia," the ministry for state counsellor Suu Kyi’s office said in a Facebook post. "They accused () Aung San Suu Kyi of failing to speak out about human rights violations," spokesman Myo Nyunt said. "Aung San Suu Kyi has continued to deny the atrocities committed by the Myanmar government against the Rohingya," said John Quinley, human rights specialist at Fortify Rights. Suu Kyi was named in that lawsuit, which demands that top military and civilian leaders be sanctioned over the "existential threat" faced by the Rohingya minority. Separately, the International Criminal Court has authorised a full investigation into crimes committed against the Rohingya in neighbouring Bangladesh.

Source: bd News24 November 20, 2019 16:12 UTC