UN support welcome; community policing in Rakhine: Suu Kyi

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Published : 15:59, Jun 09, 2018 | Updated : 15:59, Jun 09, 2018

Myanmar de facto leader Aung San Suu KyiRegarding the dignified return of Rohingya refugees from Bangladesh, Myanmar de facto leader, Aung San Suu Kyi said that her country will proceed along the path as agreed with Bangladesh.
Suu Kyi also said Myanmar would seek outside advice, including from foreign legal experts, to resolve the Rohingya crisis that has ignited international condemnation of the Nobel Peace Prize laureate.

She made the remarks in an exclusive interview with a Japan-based news agency, The Asahi Shimbun, on Jun 7.
About 700,000 Rohingya have fled from their homes in Myanmar since August 2017, when Myanmar security forces began a crackdown to root out armed Rohingya groups after an attack against a police outpost.

Previously, Suu Kyi assured to take back the refugees but, in reality, the ethnic Rohingyas have been consistently denied identity or acknowledgement by the Myanmar government.
In 1982, the Junta government of Myanmar dismissed the issue of Rohingya citizenship. Afterwards, they were provided with some flimsy registration cards or voting cards in the name of recognition.
The ethnic community was gradually driven into a stateless position. Myanmar authority agreed to take back only 600 refugees while Bangladesh proposed 8,000.
In continuation to past events, Suu Kyi again gave assurance to initiate repatriation process as per the clauses of the signed treaty.
Until now, the Myanmar government had been reluctant to allow international organizations to get involved in providing assistance to solve fractious religious complications facing the nation.
However, on Jun 6 last, Myanmar announced that she will allow the UN High Commissioner for Refugees to become involved in repatriating the Rohingyas.
In 1982, the Junta government of Myanmar dismissed the issue of Rohingya citizenship.The Myanmar government also announced in late May that it would establish an independent commission, including foreign legal experts, to investigate human rights abuses against the Rohingya minority in Rakhine.
Mentioning the investigative commission, Suu Kyi said: “We think that this commission will also make recommendations that will help in securing a long-term solution in Rakhine.”
At the same time, she acknowledged the lingering history of distrust between the Rohingya and Buddhists in Rakhine, saying peace was “not something we can establish overnight.”
Regarding the growing concerns about future security measures in Rakhine state, once the Rohingyas go back, the Nobel Peace Prize laureate said that emphasis will be attached to community policing and proper training of security forces to curb violence in sensitive areas.
Commenting on international denunciation and criticism her government faced over Rohingya mistreatment, she said: any issue can be looked at from different angles; others have looked at it from one side while our own interpretation of the events is different.”

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