Suu Kyi’s inaction blasted by Najib
AUNG San Suu Kyi must step in to prevent the “genocide” of Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar, Malaysia’s prime minister said yesterday as he mocked the Nobel laureate for her inaction.
Addressing a 5,000-strong rally in Kuala Lumpur, Najib Razak said the Myanmar government must stop the bloody crackdown in its far west that has sent thousands of Rohingya fleeing, many with stories of rape, torture and murder.
“What’s the use of Aung San Suu Kyi having a Nobel prize?” Najib asked a raucous crowd. “We want to tell Aung San Suu Kyi, enough is enough . . . We must and we will defend Muslims and Islam,” he said as supporters chanted “Allahu Akbar” (“God is greater”).
“We want the OIC [Organisation of Islamic Cooperation] to act. Please do something. The UN do something. The world cannot sit and watch genocide taking place,” said Najib.
More than 10,000 Rohingya have fled to Bangladesh in recent weeks, the United Nations said on Wednesday, escaping a bloody army crackdown in the north of Rakhine state.
Arrivals in Bangladesh have told AFP horrifying stories of gang rape, torture and murder at the hands of Myanmar’s security forces.
Myanmar has denied allegations of abuse, but has also banned foreign journa l ists a nd independent investigators from the area.
Muslim-majority Malaysia has recently upped its criticism of Myanmar for its handling of the crisis. Last