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Erin Araneta<\/span><\/p>\n

Staff Writer<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

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Myanmar\u2019s military authorities ordered the head of Timor-Leste\u2019s diplomatic mission in Yangon to leave the country within seven days, after Timorese authorities accepted a criminal complaint against Myanmar\u2019s armed forces, state media said on Monday. With the expulsion of Timor-Leste\u2019s Charge d\u2019Affaires Elisio do Rosario de Sousa, the top envoy to Myanmar, tensions between the two Southeast Asian states have increased.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The expulsion comes as Myanmar\u2019s situation has escalated since the 2021 coup and removal of the elected government led by Aung San Suu Kyi caused nationwide conflict and repeated allegations of serious abuses by United Nations bodies and rights groups. Myanmar is already facing a separate genocide case at the International Court of Justice over its treatment of the Rohingya people, of which it denies.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Chin Human Rights Organization (CHRO), a Myanmar-based group focusing on abuses against the Chin minority, filed the complaint, alleging war crimes and crimes against humanity by Myanmar\u2019s military. According to <\/span>Reuters<\/span><\/a>, CHRO filed the complaint in East Timor because it wanted a member of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) with an independent judiciary and one it believed would be sympathetic to the suffering of the Chin\u2019s largely Christian population, citing the country\u2019s history and its courts\u2019 willingness to hear serious human rights cases. CHRO\u2019s case includes allegations of gang rape, the killing of 10 people including a journalist, deaths of Christian clergy, and airstrikes on a hospital and religious sites, which it characterizes as war crimes and crimes against humanity, according to the <\/span>Associated Press<\/span><\/a>. The case was brought under the principle of universal jurisdiction, which permits states to investigate and prosecute serious international crimes regardless of where they occurred or the nationality of those involved.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Timor-Leste\u2019s judicial authorities accepted the complaint and appointed a senior prosecutor to examine it, a move that Myanmar\u2019s foreign ministry said has resulted in \u201csetting an unprecedented practice, negative interpretation and escalation of (public) resentments.\u201d The junta also accused Timor-Leste of violating ASEAN charter articles that undermine non-interference and respect for sovereignty, according to <\/span>Channel News Asia<\/span><\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Timor-Leste has long backed international justice, becoming a member of the International Criminal Court in 2002. The country, which only gained independence in 2002 and joined ASEAN last October, has taken strides to push for accountability and action against the Myanmar military, including this latest development. President Jose Ramos-Horta has previously expressed support for Myanmar\u2019s pro-democracy movement, including meeting with opposition representatives, which earlier drew protests from the junta. According to <\/span>Human Rights Watch<\/span><\/a>, the Myanmar military has violated several ASEAN commitments and the binding ASEAN Charter, which promotes the principles of democracy, rule of law, and human rights. Analyst Susannah Patton spoke to Channel News Asia about the \u201cunique\u201d principles Timor-Leste has brought to ASEAN, as the countries in the bloc currently are divided about how to engage with Myanmar between governments trying to enforce the ASEAN obligations and those unwilling to do so.<\/span><\/p>\n

According to <\/span>The Diplomat<\/span><\/a>, the Timor-Leste government said in a statement that it \u201ccondemns\u201d the expulsion of its charge d\u2019affaires and repeated \u201cthe importance of supporting all efforts for the return of democratic order in Myanmar.\u201d It also voiced its \u201csolidarity with the Myanmar people\u201d and called on the military \u201cto respect human rights and seek a peaceful and constructive solution to the crisis.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Image courtesy of Getty Images<\/em>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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