International community must move to stop Rohingya genocide: Kamel Wazne

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.