UN investigator says Facebook has not shared 'evidence' of Myanmar crime

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The head of a U.N. investigative body on Myanmar said Facebook has not released evidence of “serious international crimes”, despite vowing to work ...

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NAYPYIDAW: The head of a United Nations investigative body on Myanmar said Facebook has not released evidence of “serious international crimes”, despite vowing to work with investigators looking into abuses in the country including against the Rohingya Muslim minority.

Myanmar denies genocide and says its armed forces were conducting legitimate operations against militants who attacked police posts.U.N investigators said Facebook had played a key role in spreading hate speech that fuelled the violence. “Unfortunately, to date, the Mechanism has not received any material from Facebook but our discussions continue and I am hopeful that the Mechanism will eventually receive this important evidence,” Koumjian said on Monday.

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