House panel condemns massacres against Burmese Muslims

AMMONNEWS-The Lower House Arab and International Affairs Committee on Sunday condemned the "brutal" massacres against Burmese Muslims which left more than 1,000 Muslims dead.

The panel said in a statement it was following up with profound concern the violence and brutality which were perpetrated ruthlessly by Buddhists against the Muslim community in Burma.
The statement also denounced as "racist" remarks by Myanmar's president in which he called for the expulsion of the Muslim minority from the country.

Such remarks, it stressed, had opened the door wide for an atmosphere of tension and violence that led to such serious violations against the innocent Muslims.

The committee urged the international community to bear its responsibility to protect the Muslim minority in Myanmar, stop more killings of more innocent victims and the sabotage and destruction of homes and find a radical solution to "this peaceful minority that guarantees their safety and the safety of their property." The panel's head, MP Mohammad Halayqha, urged the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation to intercede with all concerned authorities and take necessary measures to ensure Muslim minority's rights and to call for formation of an international fact-finding mission.

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