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Malaysia calls for ‘justice’, citizenship for Rohingya Muslims

Malaysia has attacked Myanmar over its treatment of Rohingya refugees at the latest Asean summit in Bangkok. – EPA pic, June 22, 2019.

MALAYSIA today said the perpetrators of violence against Myanmar’s Rohingya minority must “be brought to justice”, in sharp comments delivered at a normally tame regional summit. Myanmar does not recognise the Rohingya as citizens, instead officially labelling them “Bengalis”, short-hand for illegal immigrants from neighbouring Bangladesh.

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