International Criminal Court has initiated a preliminary investigation of Rohingya repression against Myanmar
International Criminal Court has initiated a preliminary investigation of Rohingya repression against Myanmar
The International Criminal Court's lawyers began a preliminary investigation into allegations of murder, sexual assault and forced deportation of Myanmar Muslim Rohingyas.
They started this investigation on Tuesday. This is the first step in the full investigation against the Myanmar army campaign.
AFP quoted the ICC as saying that as a result of the operation of the country's army, nearly seven million people in the north of Rakhine province took refuge in neighboring countries.
Just two weeks before the judge gave the verdict, although Myanmar is not a member of the ICC, even after that part of the incident happened in Bangladesh, and since Bangladesh is an ICC member, then the international court can be prosecuted.
ICC prosecutor Fatou Bensouda said in a statement that "I decided to start the next step of the process and start the full investigation of the situation".
Read more: There is a jurisdiction to investigate Rohingya: The ICC
How the UN has investigated the Rohingya massacre?
According to the ICC rules, the initial investigation can be processed later in the ICC by the ICC.
The precedent is the investigation of crimes against humanity in war crimes and human rights in 2002. This allegation can be made after the investigation.
Fatou Bensouda said that the initial investigation could be "against the repressive activities that resulted in forced transfers, depriving the fundamental rights of the Rohingya people, Against destruction and looting".
He said in the statement that there would be no other criminal offense on Rohingya, such as oppression or inhuman treatment.
How did the ICC interfere?
The International Criminal Court (ICC) has said that the court has the authority to send Rohingya to Bangladesh forcibly and to investigate the crimes against humanity related to it.
The Tribunal of the International Criminal Court, located in The Hague, Netherlands, on September 7 gave their verdict.
Two of the three judges of the three-member pre-trial chamber agreed, but one differed.
In April this year, the Chief Tactician of the International Criminal Court asked the court that the International Criminal Court has the jurisdiction to investigate the way Rohingyas were deported from Myanmar.
In that context, the pre-trial chamber of the ICC has ruled that although parts of Myanmar are not members of the International Court of Justice, But to the Rohingya crossing the border, a part of the incident took place in Bangladesh.
As a result, the ICC thinks the court has the power to investigate the incident according to the Rome Charter.
The verdict allows the main prosecution of the International Criminal Court to continue the initial investigation of the crime against the Rohingya.
However, the court said that such an investigation should be completed in a logical time.
ICC initiatives and events.
. In April, the ICC's chief counsel asked the court to allow Rohingya to investigate crimes against humanity for crimes against humanity.
. In early May, the ICC asked for Bangladesh's opinion on the matter. And the request of Bangladesh has been sought by June 11.
. In June, the ICC asked for Myanmar to know about the matter and asked to respond to it on 27 July.
. On 9th August, a statement from Myanmar said that the International Criminal Court's proceedings were out of the jurisdiction.
11 days before the International Criminal Court verdict came, the UN report said that six top military officers, including Myanmar's army chief, should be investigated and prosecuted for the killing, torture, rape, and arson in the Rohingya community.
In addition, the UN report has called for sending the matter to the International Criminal Court for trial.
In August of 2017, after the military operation started in Myanmar, more than 700,000 Rohingya homes were taken to Bangladesh after leaving.
The number of Rohingyas who live in camps in the new and old is now more than 1 million.
Many of the Rohingya fleeing in Bangladesh complained of the killing of members of Myanmar military forces, burning houses, looting, kidnapping, and rape.
The International Criminal Court's lawyers began a preliminary investigation into allegations of murder, sexual assault and forced deportation of Myanmar Muslim Rohingyas.
They started this investigation on Tuesday. This is the first step in the full investigation against the Myanmar army campaign.
AFP quoted the ICC as saying that as a result of the operation of the country's army, nearly seven million people in the north of Rakhine province took refuge in neighboring countries.
Just two weeks before the judge gave the verdict, although Myanmar is not a member of the ICC, even after that part of the incident happened in Bangladesh, and since Bangladesh is an ICC member, then the international court can be prosecuted.
ICC prosecutor Fatou Bensouda said in a statement that "I decided to start the next step of the process and start the full investigation of the situation".
Read more: There is a jurisdiction to investigate Rohingya: The ICC
How the UN has investigated the Rohingya massacre?
According to the ICC rules, the initial investigation can be processed later in the ICC by the ICC.
The precedent is the investigation of crimes against humanity in war crimes and human rights in 2002. This allegation can be made after the investigation.
Fatou Bensouda said that the initial investigation could be "against the repressive activities that resulted in forced transfers, depriving the fundamental rights of the Rohingya people, Against destruction and looting".
He said in the statement that there would be no other criminal offense on Rohingya, such as oppression or inhuman treatment.
How did the ICC interfere?
The International Criminal Court (ICC) has said that the court has the authority to send Rohingya to Bangladesh forcibly and to investigate the crimes against humanity related to it.
The Tribunal of the International Criminal Court, located in The Hague, Netherlands, on September 7 gave their verdict.
Two of the three judges of the three-member pre-trial chamber agreed, but one differed.
In April this year, the Chief Tactician of the International Criminal Court asked the court that the International Criminal Court has the jurisdiction to investigate the way Rohingyas were deported from Myanmar.
In that context, the pre-trial chamber of the ICC has ruled that although parts of Myanmar are not members of the International Court of Justice, But to the Rohingya crossing the border, a part of the incident took place in Bangladesh.
As a result, the ICC thinks the court has the power to investigate the incident according to the Rome Charter.
The verdict allows the main prosecution of the International Criminal Court to continue the initial investigation of the crime against the Rohingya.
However, the court said that such an investigation should be completed in a logical time.
ICC initiatives and events.
. In April, the ICC's chief counsel asked the court to allow Rohingya to investigate crimes against humanity for crimes against humanity.
. In early May, the ICC asked for Bangladesh's opinion on the matter. And the request of Bangladesh has been sought by June 11.
. In June, the ICC asked for Myanmar to know about the matter and asked to respond to it on 27 July.
. On 9th August, a statement from Myanmar said that the International Criminal Court's proceedings were out of the jurisdiction.
11 days before the International Criminal Court verdict came, the UN report said that six top military officers, including Myanmar's army chief, should be investigated and prosecuted for the killing, torture, rape, and arson in the Rohingya community.
In addition, the UN report has called for sending the matter to the International Criminal Court for trial.
In August of 2017, after the military operation started in Myanmar, more than 700,000 Rohingya homes were taken to Bangladesh after leaving.
The number of Rohingyas who live in camps in the new and old is now more than 1 million.
Many of the Rohingya fleeing in Bangladesh complained of the killing of members of Myanmar military forces, burning houses, looting, kidnapping, and rape.
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