Myanmar activists, victims file criminal complaint in Germany over alleged atrocities

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BANGKOK — Myanmar activists and 16 alleged victims of abuse have filed a criminal complaint in Germany, accusing top generals of instigating genocide against Rohingya Muslims and other atrocities since a military coup two years ago. The filing is the latest in a series of international legal efforts to try to hold the Myanmar military accountable for alleged atrocities against...

Barbed wire is seen on the side of a refugee camp in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh, Dec 30, 2022.BANGKOK — Myanmar activists and 16 alleged victims of abuse have filed a criminal complaint in Germany, accusing top generals of instigating genocide against Rohingya Muslims and other atrocities since a military coup two years ago.

"The complaint provides new evidence proving that the Myanmar military systematically killed, raped, tortured, imprisoned, disappeared, persecuted, and committed other acts that amount to genocide, crimes against humanity, and war crimes," Matthew Smith, chief executive officer and co-founder at Fortify Rights, told a news conference in Bangkok.

Last year, another civil society group, the Myanmar Accountability Project, said Turkish authorities had initiated a preliminary investigation after it filed a case against members of the Myanmar junta over alleged atrocities since the coup.

 

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