The ICJ gives six months to apply for Gambia and Myanmar

The International Court of Justice (ICJ) has announced a date for a preliminary inquiry into the genocide committed by Myanmar in northern Rakhine state on the treatment of Muslims in northern Rakhine State.

More than 700,000 Muslims have fled Arakan State in late 2017 after government security forces launched an offensive in response to attacks by police in the ARSA.

UN investigators say the operations included the purpose of genocide. The Burmese military and the government deny the allegations.

In November, the Gambia indicted Myanmar in the ICJ on behalf of the Muslim Brotherhood, accusing Myanmar of ethnic cleansing of Muslims in Rakhine State.

The International Court of Justice last week issued an order by Gambia to demand interim measures to protect Muslims still in northern Rakhine State.

The International Criminal Court said the decision had no effect on the mass killings. Judges must take years to decide this case.

The decision is due to be filed on July 23 this year, with the International Court of Justice announcing Tuesday that it will return on January 25, 2021.

In practice, the arbitration clause is earlier than required by both countries. During a public hearing in December last year at the International Court of Justice, Gambia asked for a nine-month deadline to file an appeal, and Myanmar asked for a similar deadline.

Since the International Court of Justice has announced that the order is in effect on January 23, Gambia will need six months to prepare and Myanmar will have to file a six-month re-sentence.

The ICJ said that, considering the unique circumstances of the case and its significance, the announcement was made.

“The international court seems eager to investigate the case without delay,” Castile Abba, of the World Commission of the Jury, told the Irrawaddy.

“Given the extraordinary circumstances of the case and its seriousness, it is not just what they ask the court for, but less than six months to file an appeal,” he said.

Last week, on the interim plan, the Foreign Ministry noted the decision following the decision of the International Court of Justice and reiterated Myanmar’s view of non-genocide against the Rohingya, as Gambia accused.

In addition, State Counselor Kyaw Tint Swe added that Myanmar had not committed genocide in a round table discussion on the state media on Tuesday.

Kyaw Tint Swe said, “We need to submit to the court to make it clear that this has not happened. The best legal team has been hired in this regard. They also accept the case because we believe there is no genocide, ”he said.

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