Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi on Wednesday defended her country's treatment of its Rohingya Muslim minority during testimony at the International Court of Justice, countering claims that they have been subjected to genocide.
Suu Kyi said claims made the previous day at the ICJ by Gambia, which submitted the lawsuit against Buddhist-majority Myanmar on Nov. 11 with support from the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, were "incomplete" and "misleading."
She took issue with the claim there was any "genocidal intent" and criticized what she called the "rush to externalize accountability," insisting the issues are being handled domestically in an adequate manner.