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View all search resultsRights group files 'genocide' complaint against Myanmar president-elect: AGO
The complaint, which also includes "genocide" allegations, will be forwarded to a division of the Attorney-General's Office that specializes in serious crimes, spokesman Anang Supriatna told AFP.
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Myanmar's military chief Senior General Min Aung Hlaing attends a meeting with Russia's Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin in Moscow, Russia, on March 4, 2025. (-/Sputnik/Dmitry Astakhov/Pool via Reuters)
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ohingya representatives and a rights group have filed a complaint with the Attorney General's Office (AGO) against Myanmar's president-elect Min Aung Hlaing for alleged rights abuses against the minority group, the prosecutor's office told AFP on Monday.
The complaint, which also includes "genocide" allegations, will be forwarded to a division of the AGO that specializes in serious crimes, spokesman Anang Supriatna told AFP.
Indonesian law gives the country's courts "universal jurisdiction" over cases that involve serious crimes committed elsewhere in the world.
Late last week, the junta chief was elected president after breezing through a parliamentary vote, formalizing his grip on political power in the war-torn nation five years after he ousted an elected government in a coup.
Lawmakers from the dominant Union Solidarity and Development Party and the military's quota of appointed armed forces legislators coalesced to back Min, with the former commander-in-chief winning the vote by a huge margin.
Despite initially trailing to Nyo Saw, a retired general and the junta's prime minister, Min Aung Hlaing pulled ahead to win 429 votes to Nyo Saw's 126.
Under the military-drafted constitution, the president wields significant executive power but does not have authority over the armed forces - although analysts say Min's selection of a successor will likely enable him to keep a firm grip for now.
Nearly 93,000 people have died in conflict since the coup, according to Armed Conflict Location & Event Data Project, a coalition of independent international researchers.
