Myanmar's Suu Kyi Denies Charges Of Genocide Against Rohingya Minority
The International Court of Justice is considering whether to grant a provisional measure that would protect Rohingya still living in Myanmar's Rakhine state.
The de facto leader of Myanmar, Aung San Suu Kyi, listened quietly in the audience of the United Nation's high court on Tuesday, as lawyers recounted the mass killing, rape and torture of Myanmar's Muslim minority Rohingya.
But on Wednesday, Suu Kyi had her turn at the microphone, where she vigorously defended her country's government against accusations of genocide.
"The situation in Rakhine state is complex and not easy to fathom," she told a 17-judge panel of in The Hague, referring to the region where the brutal crackdown carried out by Myanmar's military has been centered.
