Myanmar's Suu Kyi warns genocide case could reignite Rohingya crisis


Demonstrators supporting Nobel peace laureate Aung San Suu Kyi, staging a protest in front of Peace Palace in The Hague, Netherlands. - AFP

THE HAGUE: Nobel peace laureate Aung San Suu Kyi urged UN judges to throw out a genocide case against Myanmar, warning it risked reigniting the crisis that forced nearly three quarters of a million Rohingya Muslims from their homes.

In her closing arguments after a three-day hearing at the International Court of Justice, Myanmar's de facto civilian leader issued a stark warning to judges that allowing The Gambia's case against Myanmar to go ahead could "undermine reconciliation".

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