It urged the Japanese govt to help the Rohingya people and not 'side with criminals'. FMTNews Myanmar
More than 730,000 Rohingya fled Myanmar to Bangladesh in 2017 after a military-led crackdown.
Zaw Min Htut, vice-president of an advocacy group, Burmese Rohingya Association in Japan, said the ambassador’s remarks were “disturbing”. He was previously quoted by the same outlet as saying that potential trade sanctions on Myanmar over the Rohingya crisis would be “utter nonsense”. The Myanmar government has strongly disputed that conclusion, categorising the military operation as a legitimate counter-terrorism response to attacks by Rohingya militants.
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