Myanmar's national security advisor condemns 'misinformation campaign' in Rohingya crisis

Record ID: 909247

  • Title: Myanmar's national security advisor condemns 'misinformation campaign' in Rohingya crisis
  • Date: 6th September 2017
  • Summary: NAYPYITAW, MYANMAR (SEPTEMBER 6, 2017) (REUTERS) ***WARNING CONTAINS FLASH PHOTOGRAPHY*** NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISOR, THAUNG TUN, AND MINISTER OF SOCIAL WELFARE, RESCUE AND RESETTLEMENT, WIN MYAT AYE, ARRIVING AT NEWS CONFERENCE ROOM MEDIA FILMING THAUNG TUN AND WIN MYAT AYE SITTING (SOUNDBITE) (English) MYANMAR'S NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISOR, THAUNG TUN, SAYING: "I'm deeply disappointed and saddened by the misinformation campaign being waged around the world with regard to the situation in Rakhine." CAMERAMAN FILMING (SOUNDBITE) (English) MYANMAR'S NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISOR, THAUNG TUN, SAYING: "These fabricated news items are written and published with the intent to mislead the public. They are patently false and cannot be accepted. They will only exacerbate the situation." THAUNG TUN SITTING (SOUNDBITE) (English) MYANMAR'S NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISOR, THAUNG TUN, SAYING: "We sent an investigation team to Cox's Bazaar and asked them (Rohingya refugees) to come to Myanmar under international protection to make their case in a court, give evidence. If there is wrongdoing, action will be taken against the person who has caused the wrongdoing. Nobody is above the law. In Myanmar, nobody is above the law. But you have to prove, you have to provide the proof that this was done. It is not enough to make allegations." OFFICIALS SITTING IN NEWS CONFERENCE THAUNG TUN AND WIN MYAT AYE LEAVING
  • Embargoed: 20th September 2017 11:47
  • Keywords: National security advisor Rohingya misinformation Rohingya crisis
  • Location: NAYPYITAW, MYANMAR
  • City: NAYPYITAW, MYANMAR
  • Country: Myanmar
  • Topics: Asylum/Immigration/Refugees,Government/Politics
  • Reuters ID: LVA0016XGJZ2F
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text: Myanmar's National Security Advisory Thaung Tun on Wednesday (September 6) condemned what he called the 'misinformation campaign being waged around the world' in the Rohingya crisis that forced an exodus of nearly 150,000 Rohingya Muslims to Bangladesh in less than two weeks.
    He referred to images on Twitter of killings posted by Turkey's deputy prime minister that were later deleted because they were not from Myanmar.
    In a statement issued by her office on Facebook, leader Aung San Suu Kyi said the government had "already started defending all the people in Rakhine in the best way possible" and also warned against misinformation that could mar relations with other countries.
    In response to a question regarding Rohingya refugees' accounts of being robbed and treated with violence by Myanmar authorities, Thaung Tun said he encouraged them to come up with evidence.
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