EDM: ICC arrest warrant for General Min Aung Hlaing

ICC arrest warrant for General Min Aung Hlaing

Tabled by Shockat Adam (Independent) 11 signatures

The motion

That this House welcomes the International Criminal Court’s request for an arrest warrant for Myanmar’s Senior General, Min Aung Hlaing, following credible evidence linking him to breaches of international law, war crimes and genocide; notes this includes in 2017 the Myanmar army destroying Rohingya settlements, along with mass rape, torture and execution without trial that killed thousands and caused 700,000 Rohingya people to flee to Bangladesh to seek refuge; further notes if the arrest warrant is issued all ICC state parties, which includes the United Kingdom, are obliged to detain General Min Aung Hlaing upon entry to their territory; and calls on the Government to comply with any arrest warrant and to pursue further measures such as ending the policy of non-interference to hold the military government of Myanmar to account and seek justice for the Rohingya and other religious and ethnic communities who are continuing to suffer at the hands of Myanmar’s military regime.

Signatories (11)