Factbox-The Rohingya exodus and ICC prosecutor's pursuit of Myanmar's top general


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  • Wednesday, 27 Nov 2024

FILE PHOTO: Myanmar's Commander in Chief Senior General Min Aung Hlaing salutes as he attends an event marking Martyrs' Day at Martyrs' Mausoleum in Yangon, Myanmar July 19, 2018. REUTERS/Ann Wang/File Photo

(Reuters) - The prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) is seeking an arrest warrant for Myanmar's junta leader, Min Aung Hlaing, for crimes against humanity related to the alleged persecution of the Rohingya Muslim minority.

Below are facts about the case, the Rohingya exodus and the 68-year-old general's role in Myanmar's intractable conflicts.

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