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BRUSSELS, Sept 18 (KUNA) -- The International Criminal Court (ICC) announced Tuesday that it will carry out a full-fledged preliminary examination of the situation on the deportation of Rohingya people from Myanmar to Bangladesh.
"Since the end of 2017, my Office has received a number of communications and reports concerning crimes allegedly committed against the Rohingya population in Myanmar and their deportation to Bangladesh," ICC Prosecutor, Fatou Bensouda, said in a statement at the Hague where the ICC is situated.
She noted that while Myanmar is not a State Party to the ICC, Bangladesh is. The Court may therefore exercise jurisdiction over conduct to the extent it partly occurred on the territory of Bangladesh.
"In this context, the preliminary examination may take into account a number of alleged coercive acts having resulted in the forced displacement of the Rohingya people, including deprivation of fundamental rights, killing, sexual violence, enforced disappearance, destruction and looting," she said.
"My Office will further consider whether other crimes under article 7 of the Rome Statute may be applicable to the situation at hand, such as the crimes of persecution and other inhumane acts," she added. (end)
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