DHAKA (Reuters) – The International Criminal Court has asked Bangladesh to weigh in as the court considers a request by the ICC prosecutor for jurisdiction over alleged deportations of Rohingya Muslims from Myanmar to Bangladesh.<\/p>\n
ICC prosecutor Fatou Bensouda asked the court last month to rule on whether it had jurisdiction over alleged deportations of Rohingya last year.<\/p>\n
In a May 7 letter to the Bangladesh government, the ICC said the country had been \u201caffected by the events concerning the alleged deportation of Rohingya people from Myanmar\u201d, and it was appropriate to seek its observations on the matter.<\/p>\n
It also sought Dhaka\u2019s views on the court\u2019s \u201cexercise of territorial jurisdiction over the alleged deportation of members of the Rohingya people from Myanmar into Bangladesh\u201d.<\/p>\n
Myanmar has expressed \u201cserious concern\u201d about the prosecutor\u2019s request, and a government spokesman said on Wednesday it would have no effect because Myanmar is not a member of the ICC.<\/p>\n
\u201cICC will have no effect on Myanmar and ICC cannot take action on Myanmar,\u201d spokesman Zaw Htay told Reuters in Yangon.<\/p>\n
Attacks by Rohingya insurgents on security posts in Myanmar\u2019s Rakhine State in August sparked a military crackdown that, according to the United Nations and rights groups, sent nearly 700,000 Rohingya fleeing to camps in Bangladesh.<\/p>\n
The United Nations said the military action amounted to ethnic cleansing. Myanmar denies the accusation, saying it was engaged in legitimate counter-insurgency operations.<\/p>\n
The May 7 letter, seen by Reuters, asked the Bangladesh government about the \u201ccircumstances surrounding the presence\u201d of Rohingya in the country.<\/p>\n
Bangladesh foreign ministry spokesman Touhidul Islam said the government was considering the ICC\u2019s request.<\/p>\n
\u201cBefore sending any observation the country needs some time to take a decision,\u201d he told Reuters.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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