Press Release MAPIM
25 th August 2017
MAPIM CALL ON ASEAN AND THE UN TO IMMEDIATELY STOP MYANMAR AGGRESSION
Mapim is calling for immediate action by Asean and the UN to the current re-launch of military and extremist attacks on Rohingya villages in the districts of Maungdaw Buthidaung and Rathidung West Myanmar by the goverment army and the Buddhist extremists.
In breaking news by media and footages sent by victims who are taking refuge, last night 24 th August, has seen full attack and killings of dozens of Rohingyas.
Thousands of Rohingyas are trapped in the operation.
The attrocities is escalating and a repeat of mass attacks similar to the “cleansing operation” in October 2016- March 2017 , which are targeting Rohingya is now underway.
We call for immediate intervention from member countries of Asean , UN Security Council and OIC.
We condemn the military operation which is now murdering indiscriminately civilian Rohingyas under the pretext of hunting down terrorists.
The international community cannot tolerate the mass killings of the Rohingyas who are already under decades of persecution by the Myanmar government .
We are calling an international peace keeping troops to be deployed immediately to halt the bloodshed.
The Myanmar government has responded irresponsibly to the decisions by the UN and OIC to stop the oppression on the Rohingya.
Even the fact finding delegates from the UN were barred from entering Myanmar
The agencies must act now before more lives are lost by the military aggression.
Attacks are still underway as we speak now and the Rohingya civilians are at the mercy of the military and the Buddhist extremists.
Mohd Azmi Abdul Hamid
President, Malaysian Consultative Council for Islamic Organization) MAPIM
