International expert William Sabas has been facing intense criticism from friends and foes throughout the country, who defended the country in the International Criminal Court (ICJ) case against Myanmar. Still, he says, everyone has the right to defend himself.
Sabas took part in the hearing on behalf of Myanmar on Wednesday and Thursday in the Gambia case filed at ICJ. Claiming the actions of Myanmar's troops, he asserted that Rakhine Rohingya were not victims of genocide. But before this case, at various times he talked about the rights of the Rohingyas.
Phil Roberts, deputy director of Human Rights Watch Human Rights Watch (HRW) Asia, said on Twitter, "Sabas is essentially selling the Rohingya to Myanmar for some money." His behavior is completely immoral and misguided. '
Among those who have criticized him for his position at Sabas is Stephen Rapp, a former U.S. Ambassador to the United States on war crimes. He told reporters in The Hague on Wednesday evening, “In the morning I heard the words from a friend Bill Sabas. I was with him the day before. I have handled genocide. We have been able to prove that crime. He is now wrong on this law. This (Rohingya assassination) is a genocide. '
But Canadian law expert Sabas has rejected such criticism. "I am an international lawyer," he said in an interview with Reuters. I fight international cases. Everyone has the right to defend himself in this fight. "
At the hearing, human rights and law governing scholar Sabas Rakhine, a professor of international law at Middlesex University in the United Kingdom, tried to justify the killing of thousands of Rohingya in the state. A book written by him mentions various genocides of genocide. At the ICJ hearing, he tried to reduce the level of crime by referring to those elements as 'crimes against humanity and atrocities'. In addition, Rohingya claimed the killings did not take place for genocide. He said the expulsion of the Rohingyas into Bangladesh was not expulsion, but voluntary mass mobilization as a result of internal conflict.
This Canadian lawyer helped produce a research report on the systematic attack on the Rohingya in 20. The report concludes that international standards for crimes against humanity have been met in the attack.
Three years later, in a documentary on the Qatar-based television channel Al-Jazeera, Sabas was heard saying, "Denying the history of the Rohingya, denying the legitimacy of their right to stay in the country where they are living - all this alarm." In view of this, the word 'genocide' will not be shocking.
However, Sabas tried to explain in court Thursday his comments made on Al-Jazeera's documentary The Hidden Genocide. He said at that time, he spoke not only about the actual situation in Myanmar, but also about a hypothetical image.
However, international lawyer Saretta Ashraf believes the genocide in Myanmar is still going on. Regarding Sabas' statement, he told Reuters, "Massacre near Sabas means a precise calculation of the casualties. I disagree with his argument. Because, it's not just a matter of dirty logic. Its purpose (Rohingya oppression in Rakhine) is certainly genocide. '
Sabas took part in the hearing on behalf of Myanmar on Wednesday and Thursday in the Gambia case filed at ICJ. Claiming the actions of Myanmar's troops, he asserted that Rakhine Rohingya were not victims of genocide. But before this case, at various times he talked about the rights of the Rohingyas.
Phil Roberts, deputy director of Human Rights Watch Human Rights Watch (HRW) Asia, said on Twitter, "Sabas is essentially selling the Rohingya to Myanmar for some money." His behavior is completely immoral and misguided. '
Among those who have criticized him for his position at Sabas is Stephen Rapp, a former U.S. Ambassador to the United States on war crimes. He told reporters in The Hague on Wednesday evening, “In the morning I heard the words from a friend Bill Sabas. I was with him the day before. I have handled genocide. We have been able to prove that crime. He is now wrong on this law. This (Rohingya assassination) is a genocide. '
But Canadian law expert Sabas has rejected such criticism. "I am an international lawyer," he said in an interview with Reuters. I fight international cases. Everyone has the right to defend himself in this fight. "
At the hearing, human rights and law governing scholar Sabas Rakhine, a professor of international law at Middlesex University in the United Kingdom, tried to justify the killing of thousands of Rohingya in the state. A book written by him mentions various genocides of genocide. At the ICJ hearing, he tried to reduce the level of crime by referring to those elements as 'crimes against humanity and atrocities'. In addition, Rohingya claimed the killings did not take place for genocide. He said the expulsion of the Rohingyas into Bangladesh was not expulsion, but voluntary mass mobilization as a result of internal conflict.
This Canadian lawyer helped produce a research report on the systematic attack on the Rohingya in 20. The report concludes that international standards for crimes against humanity have been met in the attack.
Three years later, in a documentary on the Qatar-based television channel Al-Jazeera, Sabas was heard saying, "Denying the history of the Rohingya, denying the legitimacy of their right to stay in the country where they are living - all this alarm." In view of this, the word 'genocide' will not be shocking.
However, Sabas tried to explain in court Thursday his comments made on Al-Jazeera's documentary The Hidden Genocide. He said at that time, he spoke not only about the actual situation in Myanmar, but also about a hypothetical image.
However, international lawyer Saretta Ashraf believes the genocide in Myanmar is still going on. Regarding Sabas' statement, he told Reuters, "Massacre near Sabas means a precise calculation of the casualties. I disagree with his argument. Because, it's not just a matter of dirty logic. Its purpose (Rohingya oppression in Rakhine) is certainly genocide. '