Myanmar\u2019s army chief on Monday warned against foreign interference as world leaders gather at the United Nations to find ways to hold the country\u2019s powerful generals accountable for atrocities against Rohingya Muslims last year.<\/p>\n
In his first public comments on the subject since a report by a UN fact-finding mission this month, Min Aung Hlaing said Myanmar abided by UN pacts, but warned that \u201ctalks to meddle in internal affairs\u201d cause \u201cmisunderstanding\u201d.<\/p>\n
The verdict in Myanmar’s prosecution of two Reuters journalists accused of breaching the country’s Official Secrets Act is postponed on Monday until Sept. 3 because the judge overseeing the case is in poor health.<\/p>\n
\u201cAs countries set different standards and norms, any country, organization and group has no right to interfere in and make decision(s) over sovereignty of a country,\u201d Min Aung Hlaing said in comments reported in English on his website.<\/p>\n
The remarks, made during a trip to Myanmar\u2019s northeast on Sunday, were also published in a military-run newspaper on Monday.<\/p>\n
A military spokesman could not immediately be reached for comment.<\/p>\n
The UN mission called for Min Aung Hlaing and five other generals to be prosecuted for crimes against humanity and genocide over allegations of mass killings and gang rapes.<\/p>\n
A military crackdown unleashed in the western state of Rakhine last year after attacks by Rohingya militants on police and army posts drove more than 700,000 of the largely stateless minority across the border with Bangladesh.<\/p>\n
Myanmar denied entry to the UN mission\u2019s investigators and rejected their findings, insisting that security forces conducted a legitimate operation to root out \u201cterrorists\u201d.<\/p>\n
In his remarks, Min Aung Hlaing referred to the Rohingya as Bengalis, suggesting they belong in Bangladesh, and said they must \u201caccept scrutiny\u201d under the country\u2019s 1982 Citizenship Law.<\/p>\n
The law limits citizenship for those, like the Rohingya, who are not members of officially decreed ethnic groups.<\/p>\n
Elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi shares power with the military under a 2008 constitution written by the generals who ruled Myanmar for decades.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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