Minister for EU Affairs Ömer Çelik Evaluated the Massacres in Arakan

Minister for EU Affairs and Chief Negotiator Ömer Çelik evaluated the massacres in the Arakan state of Myanmar.

Minister Ömer Çelik, in a statement over his twitter account, indicated that thousands of Muslims had been massacred and over 100.000 Muslims had been displaced in the past three days.

Minister for EU Affairs Ömer Çelik reiterated the statement by the European Rohingya Council (ERC) spokeswoman Anita Schug "we are facing a slow-burning genocide in Arakan".  Minister for EU Affairs Ömer Çelik said:

“Buddhist monks and soldiers are carrying out systematic massacres. These are clearly massacres and a crime against humanity. The UN and other international organisations should take action immediately. The ineffectiveness of international institutions regarding the massacres carried out in Arakan after so many years is not acceptable. Only if there were no international law and international institutions, could there be such silence on the incidents in Arakan. The massacres are simply observed as if international law and institutions do not exist. This crime against humanity has turned into genocide.”

Indicating that only in the village Saugpara of Rathedaung in Rakhine around one thousand Muslims were massacred the other day, Minister for EU Affairs Ömer Çelik said “The UN and EU institutions should act immediately to stop this massacre through swift and effective means.”

Minister for EU Affairs Ömer Çelik underlined that international organisations should not be simply observing the massacres described by the ECR spokesman Dr. Schug as a “slow-burning genocide”.

ECR spokesman Dr. Schug had indicated in her statement yesterday that two to three thousand Muslims have been massacred and more than 100 thousand Muslims have been displaced in the last 3 days due to attacks by the Myanmar army in the state of Arakan.

Muslims in Arakan have been subject to violence and human rights violations due to operations carried out by the Myanmar army since the attack on the police check point and the death of nine policemen in October 2017 in Arakan. More than 90.000 Muslims in Arakan had to leave their homes because of these operations.

The UN had set up its own commission to investigate events in the region but the Myanmar government had prevented access to the region by the commission members. The advisory report prepared and submitted to the Myanmar government by the Arakan Advisory Commission, set up with the leadership of the former UN Secretary General Kofi Annan and the support of the Myanmar Minister of Foreign Affairs and State Minister Aung San Suu Çii, had also been recently publicized.

The Muslims in Arakan, who lost their citizenship with the law adopted in 1982, are considered to be “stateless”. The Arakan Muslims are defined as a “religious minority under persecution” by the UN and are subject to violence as well as economic and social discrimination.

Minister for EU Affairs and Chief Negotiator Ömer Çelik evaluated the massacres in the Arakan state of Myanmar.

Minister Ömer Çelik, in a statement over his twitter account, indicated that thousands of Muslims had been massacred and over 100.000 Muslims had been displaced in the past three days.

Minister for EU Affairs Ömer Çelik reiterated the statement by the European Rohingya Council (ERC) spokeswoman Anita Schug "we are facing a slow-burning genocide in Arakan".  Minister for EU Affairs Ömer Çelik said:

“Buddhist monks and soldiers are carrying out systematic massacres. These are clearly massacres and a crime against humanity. The UN and other international organisations should take action immediately. The ineffectiveness of international institutions regarding the massacres carried out in Arakan after so many years is not acceptable. Only if there were no international law and international institutions, could there be such silence on the incidents in Arakan. The massacres are simply observed as if international law and institutions do not exist. This crime against humanity has turned into genocide.”

Indicating that only in the village Saugpara of Rathedaung in Rakhine around one thousand Muslims were massacred the other day, Minister for EU Affairs Ömer Çelik said “The UN and EU institutions should act immediately to stop this massacre through swift and effective means.”

Minister for EU Affairs Ömer Çelik underlined that international organisations should not be simply observing the massacres described by the ECR spokesman Dr. Schug as a “slow-burning genocide”.

ECR spokesman Dr. Schug had indicated in her statement yesterday that two to three thousand Muslims have been massacred and more than 100 thousand Muslims have been displaced in the last 3 days due to attacks by the Myanmar army in the state of Arakan.

Muslims in Arakan have been subject to violence and human rights violations due to operations carried out by the Myanmar army since the attack on the police check point and the death of nine policemen in October 2017 in Arakan. More than 90.000 Muslims in Arakan had to leave their homes because of these operations.

The UN had set up its own commission to investigate events in the region but the Myanmar government had prevented access to the region by the commission members. The advisory report prepared and submitted to the Myanmar government by the Arakan Advisory Commission, set up with the leadership of the former UN Secretary General Kofi Annan and the support of the Myanmar Minister of Foreign Affairs and State Minister Aung San Suu Çii, had also been recently publicized.

The Muslims in Arakan, who lost their citizenship with the law adopted in 1982, are considered to be “stateless”. The Arakan Muslims are defined as a “religious minority under persecution” by the UN and are subject to violence as well as economic and social discrimination.