Civil groups including Burma Campaign UK welcome and support the International Criminal Court lawyer’s application to arrest military leader Min Aung Hlaing, reports the Ayeyarwaddy Times.
Judges from the ICC will examine the evidence and decide whether to issue an international arrest warrant for Min Aung Hlaing.
“It has been decades that the Myanmar military has been breaking international law without facing any consequences. The application for an arrest warrant for Min Aung Hlaing will send shockwaves through the military because their sense of impunity is finally being eroded” says Anna Robert, executive director of Burma Campaign UK.