UN tells Suu Kyi to visit Myanmar’s violence-plagued northwest to ‘reassure’ Rohingya
De facto leader has been accused of failing to protect Muslim minority from persecution by Buddhists, including her followers
Myanmar’s military and government have rejected the allegations. Soldiers have poured into the area along Myanmar’s frontier with Bangladesh, responding to coordinated attacks on three border posts on October 9 that killed nine police officers.
Suu Kyi last Friday accused “the international community” of stoking resentment between Buddhists and Muslims in the Myanmar’s northwest.
“The refusal by the Myanmar authorities to take a strong stance against hardliners, and the adoption of a generally defensive rather than proactive approach to providing security to the local population, have caused frustration locally and disappointment internationally,” Vijay Nambiar, special advisor to UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, said in a statement.
