Malaysian authorities hold 202 Rohingya from boat off Langkawi

Aljazeera
2020.04.06

The Rohingya were detained after they were found on a wooden boat off the northwestern resort island. 

A photo made available by the MMEA on April 5 shows the wooden boat carrying more than 200 Rohingya off the island of Langkawi [MMEA via EPA]

Malaysian authorities have detained more than 200 ethnic Rohingya, including five children, after they intercepted a boat off the coast of the northwestern island of Langkawi.

The wooden vessel was found adrift just over one nautical mile (2.2 kilometres) from one of the island's luxury beach resorts on Sunday morning, the Malaysian maritime enforcement agency said in a statement.

ICC's decision to authorize probe into crimes against Rohingyas to take months

Dhaka Tribune

Humayun Kabir Bhuiyan and Mizanur Rahman
July 18th, 2019

ICC Deputy Prosecutor James Stewart speaks to the reporters in Dhaka on Thursday, July 18, 2019 Mahmud Hossain Opu/Dhaka Tribune

Dhaka, ICC, discussing confidential MoU defining court’s work in Bangladesh
It is going to take at least three months for a chamber judge of the International Criminal Court (ICC) to decide on authorizing an investigation into the alleged atrocities against Rohingyas, ICC Deputy Prosecutor James Stewart said on Thursday.

If authorized, he pledged to "work independently, impartially, and objectively" in accordance with the Rome Statute, keeping away from any political influence.

Authorise probe into persecution against Rohingyas: ICC prosecutor

The Daily Star
Star Online Report
July 04, 2019

The prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) today requested its judges to authorise an investigation into crimes against humanity, namely deportation, other inhumane acts and persecution against the Rohingyas.

In her request to the judges, ICC Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda, said the requested authorisation to investigate the situation covers the period since the 9th of October 2016 until the recent waves of violence in Rakhine State on the territory of Myanmar as well as any other crimes which are sufficiently linked to these events.

Myanmar Authorizes Helicopter Use by Military in Rakhine

RFA
2019-06-07

Spokesperson for Myanmar's President's Office Zaw Htay speaks to reporters on June 7, 2019. RFA

The government of Myanmar on Friday authorized the use of helicopters in combat by the country’s military in war-torn Rakhine state, at the same time cautioning the army to conduct its operations “with great care” to avoid civilian deaths.