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In the
first statement quoting Chaudhury's speech, the secretariat said that Bangladesh
expects the ICC to issue a decision against Myanmar on the deportation
Rohingyas.
Secretariat then dropped the quote in the amended statement.
The ICC
organized the symposium in The Hague on Wednesday to mark the 20th anniversary
of the Rome Statute.
Chaudhury
in his speech at the symposium, said: "The world has recently witnessed the
wrenching devastation of a rich and rooted culture by Myanmar. "
The UN
and his human rights agency promised to support Bangladesh, by identifying
the atrocities committed against the Rohingya as ethnic cleansing and genocide, the
"Now, the
The continuous and effective role of the international community is necessary to
permanent repatriation of displaced Rohingya, "she said.
About
700,000 Rohingyas fled the Rakhine State in Bangladesh from Myanmar
Army launched an operation against the insurgents on August 25 last year.
the last exodus started, Bangladesh was already sheltering at around 400,000
refugees who have fled decades of persecution in Myanmar.
Recently displaced Myanmar nationals recounted horrific details of the
the operation, including arson, killings and rapes, but Myanmar
the authorities denied the allegations.
Bangladesh
answered questions from the ICC on its jurisdiction to initiate proceedings against
Myanmar, linked to the issue of Rohingya, Minister of State for Foreign Affairs
Shahriar Alam said in June without giving details.
The ICC
also gave Myanmar the deadline of 27 July to respond to a request for prosecution
that his judges plan to hear a case on the alleged expulsion of Rohingya
minorities in Bangladesh.
"Considering
that the crime of expulsion would have started in the territory of
Myanmar, the Chamber considers that it is appropriate to request
authorities of Myanmar at the request of the prosecutor, "the ICC
said.
First permanent war crimes court of the world does not have automatic jurisdiction
in Myanmar because it is not a member state.
However, the prosecutor asked the court to consider the Rohingya crisis and a
possible prosecutions across Bangladesh, which is a member.
Attorney
Fatou Bensouda argued that, given the cross-border nature of the crime of
deportation, a decision in favor of the jurisdiction of the ICC would be in accordance with
established legal principles.
Myanmar is not a member of the ICC, Bangladesh has already submitted information
related to the Rohingya crisis in ICC Pre-Trial Chamber I, President
Chaudhury says.
"Bangladesh
recognizes the importance of the Universal Status of Rome and is continually
support the court's efforts to achieve its goals, "she said.
"Bangladesh is determined to build a free world
of crime, injustice and inequality. Bangladesh will travel along the others
in the world to get criminals to book and secure theirs
punishment, "she added.
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