PressTV:
A
political analyst tells Press TV that we must raise our voice to the UN, to the
US, to every free conscious around the world to stop this madness and this
genocide against the Muslim people in Myanmar.
The
comments came after extremist Buddhists attacked dozens of houses and mosques
in the central town of Meiktila. At least 40 people were killed and 12,000
people were displaced during three days of violence in the town. Hundreds of
Rohingyas are believed to have been killed and thousands of others displaced in
attacks by Buddhist extremists.
Press
TV has conducted an interview with Kamel Wazne, political analyst, to further
discuss the issue. What follows is an approximate transcription of the
interview.
Press
TV: We are having this situation still ongoing even though this has been months
that one of the most persecuted communities mainly the Rohingyas have been
targeted inside Myanmar.
Why
isn’t the government reacting more and of course why isn’t the UN even though
they have come out with statements been more proactive holding the government
responsible?
Wazne:
Well obviously this is the silence of the international community about what is
taking place in Myanmar.
There
is statements from the UN acknowledging what is happening, condemning what is
happening but short of taking action about what is happening. And now it is the
responsibility for the UN body to carry sanction against this country.
They
violated all international norm or international treaties when it comes to
human dignity and liberty. Here we have a genocide in progress and Mr. Ban
Ki-moon is busy somewhere else engineering a war in the Middle East.
So
here the United States which actually gave the blessing and was the first visit
for Mr. Obama when he was elected to Myanmar to this country that is actually
engaged in genocide and holocaust against the Muslims and killing all those
innocent people and destroying mosques and the livelihood of the Myanmari.
So
now we have to be raising our voice to the UN, to the US, to an every free
conscious around the world to stop this madness and this genocide against the
Muslim people in Myanmar.
Press
TV: And what is more alarming, and quickly if you can answer this Kamel Wazne,
is the fact that this is being sided by different news outlets, if it even get
sided, that this is some kind of ethnic clashes that is going on, giving it
some kind of sectarian tone to it, but it is not, it is Buddhist monks who are attacking
these Muslims and of course the Rohingyas being part of that.
Why
it’s been given that kind of pretrial that is sectarian in nature?
Wazne:
Well I think somebody wanted to hide this crime and these criminals and I think
there is responsibility on the Buddhist to carry also their responsibility and
stop this madness and this genocide against the Muslims.
Also
it is the responsibility for the United States. I put the responsibility and
the blame squarely on President Obama who visited that country and embraced
their leaders, knowingly this country engaged in genocide.
This
should not be tolerated, should not be allowed and action should be taken
promptly to stop this genocide against innocent people.