ASEAN needs to intervene in Rohingya issue

BY: HAFIZAN TAIB
SHAH ALAM, DEC 1:  KEADILAN strongly urges Asean countries to speak up and intervene in the Rohingya ethnic cleansing in Myammar.

KEADILAN Deputy President Dato’ Seri Mohamed Azmin Ali said that Asean should have acted promptly on issues like this to protect the rights and safety of the oppressed group.
“KEADILAN and myself, firmly believe that Asean should no longer practice the non-intervention policy and should express their views on relevant issues and in this case, protect the rights of the minority group in Myanmar,” he said to the media, here, on November 30.
The Selangor Menteri Besar also hopes that Myanmar and especially its foreign minister, Aung San Suu Kyi will not continue to remain silent and should take a stand in this matter.
Many parties have condemned the violence on the ethnic Rohingya in Rakhine, which saw bloodshed, with many deaths and homeless.
It was reported that Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Anifah Aman will meet with the country’s state counsellor and Suu Kyi as soon as possible, to express Malaysia’s concern.