Press Release on Final Report of Independent Commission of Enquiry (23 November 2020)
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Union Attorney-General Office
(23 November 2020)
The President’s Office has formed the Independent Commission of Enquiry (ICOE) on 30 July 2018 to investigate the allegation of human rights violation in Rakhine State during armed clashes between Myanmar Tatmadaw and ARSA terrorist groups in 2016-2017. Regarding the Final Report submitted by the ICOE, the President’s Office instructed the Union Attorney-General Office on 21-1-2020 to conduct an investigation into any criminal acts and prosecution if concrete evidence was found, and to carry out further enquiry and prosecution on the destruction of property, looting and other criminal acts committed by civilians during the armed clashes.