Myanmar’s ruling junta criticised an Argentine court on Saturday for issuing an arrest warrant for its top leader over alleged “genocide and crimes against humanity” towards the Rohingya minority.
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The Rohingya are a predominantly Muslim community from Buddhist-majority Myanmar where, according to Amnesty International, they have been subjected to apartheid conditions.
This week an Argentine court issued warrants for military and civilian officials including junta leader Min Aung Hlaing, ex-president Htin Kyaw, and former elected civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi.
The ruling, seen by Agence France-Presse on Friday, was issued in response to a complaint filed in Argentina by a Rohingya advocacy group.
In response, junta spokesman Zaw Min Tun said: “Does Argentina know Myanmar? The Myanmar government does know Argentina.”
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“We like to suggest Argentina to appoint their needed and vacant judge positions firstly for their domestic judiciary if they want to criticise Myanmar according to the law,” he told journalists in a message on Saturday.