Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi breaks her long silence over onslaught against Rohingya
Naypyitaw, Myanmar — Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi condemned all human rights violations on Tuesday, and said anyone responsible for abuses in troubled Rakhine State would face the law. She said she felt deeply for the suffering of everyone caught up in conflict there. In her first address to the nation since attacks by Rohingya Muslim insurgents on August 25 sparked a military response that has forced more than 410,000 Rohingya into Bangladesh, Suu Kyi said Myanmar did not fear international scrutiny and was committed to a sustainable solution to the conflict. The United Nations has branded the military operation in the western state ethnic cleansing. Suu Kyi did not address that accusation but said her government condemned rights violations and anyone responsible for abuses would face the law. "We condemn all human rights violations and unlawful violence. We are committed to the restoration of peace and stability and rule of law throughout the state," Suu Kyi said in her address...
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