Appears #Myanmar defacto leader #AungSanSuuKyi & team briefed key leaders like #Military Chief SG #MinAungHlaing & #President about #Rakhine #Rohingya situation, how #genocide accusations are false & how they intend to "defend/protect" nation's interests m.facebook.com/story.php?stor… 
Some #Myanmar defences likely to include 1) #Rakhine situation is complex 2) World has overlooked attacks by terrorists against #ethnic Rakhine citizens 3) #Military was defending nation's sovereignty & weeding out terrorists in brutal crackdown 4) Nation has own investigations
Aside from #Myanmar #AungSanSuuKyi leading team to challenge @Gambia_MOJ over case at @CIJ_ICJ next month, you can expect her delegation to likely include Kyaw Tint Swe, minister in her office, who has represented her at the #UN & Minister Kyaw Tin, her Foreign Affairs deputy
Other likely #Myanmar defences 5) World disregarding how many #ethnic citizens, #Hindu, #Buddhists were killed during 2017 attacks 6) No #genocide in country 7) #Rohingyas are illegal immigrants, not recognized as ethnics 8) Myanmar doing its best to repatriate verified #refugees
Key #Myanmar Minister @ThaungTun20 with preview of what #AungSanSuuKyi-led defence team to the #Hague arguments will be against #Gambia for alleged #Rohingya #genocide. 1) Gambia's case "does not hold water" 2) The attempt is "ill-considered" 3) "Not in keeping" with court's role
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