Parliament investigating incidents against Muslims in Rakhine

Head of Turkish Parliamentary commission Ustun: We heard the news about violence against Rohingya Muslims from Anadolu Agency"

Turkish Press:

May 10, 2013

ANKARA - Turkish Parliamentary Human Rights Commission began to investigate the violence which targeted Muslims last year in Rakhine, a province of Myanmar.

Chairman of Turkish Parliamentary Human Rights Commission Ayhan Sefer Ustun explained to the AA correspondent the preparations for reporting the violence against Rohingya Muslims which started last summer.

Emphasizing the importance of AA's sharing news, videos photographs from the region, Ustun said "we learned the developments in the region from AA. It helped us react quickly."

Criticizing the silence of the world and actions of Buddhist monks, Ustun stated that "The speeches of Buddhist Monks were far superior than Hitler's".

Ustun indicated that if the conditions were suitable, he would visit Rakhine.

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11 May 2013 at 13:13

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