Indonesia Charges Myanmar's President with Genocide

0:00It's April 6. I'm Corey with the story, this is Global News, driven by AI and built for a global audience. A group of activists just filed a criminal case in Indonesia against Myanmar's new president, Mean Ang Lang, accusing him of genocide against the Rohingya people. This happened on Monday, April 6, and it's the first case accepted under Indonesia's updated penal code, which allows universal jurisdiction for. The gravest crimes, no matter where they occurred, or who the victims are. The complaint comes from Yasmin Ula, a Rohingya refugee who escaped to Myanmar, along with big names like a former Indonesian attorney general, and the head of Muhammadiyah, one of the country's largest Muslim organizations. They plan to show proof of forced displacements, killings, and other atrocities by Myanmar's forces. In 2017, under Mean Angha Long's military leadership, an offensive drove at least 730,000 Rohingya into Bangladesh, sparking reports of mass killings, rapes, and village burnings.

1:02Indonesia, the world's biggest Muslim-majority nation, and a Zian headquarters host, sees Rohingya refugees arriving by boat. Fast forward to the 2021 coup that Min Anghaung Lang led, sparking civil war, protests, and a humanitarian mess. Last week, an army-backed party won elections, Western nations called fake, voting him president and locking in his power. Meanwhile, Gambia is pushing a similar genocide claim against Myanmar at the UN's top court, though Myanmar denies it all. Prosecutors in Indonesia haven't commented yet, but this move marks a real step toward justice for the Rohingya's long fight.