Kofi Annan urges Myanmar army to act within rule of law

‘Former UN Secretary General Kofi Annan has called on Myanmar’s army to act within the rule of law amid a heavy crackdown on the Rohingya Muslims in the northwestern state of Rakhine.
Annan, who is the head of a panel tasked with finding a solution to the ongoing violence in the Muslim-majority state of Rakhine, said on Tuesday that allegations of human rights abuses by Myanmar’s forces had “deeply” concerned him.
“Wherever security operations might be necessary, civilians must be protected at all times and I urge the security services to act in full compliance with the rule of law,” Annan told reporters in Yangon, Myanmar’s commercial capital.’
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