Argentina court issues arrest warrant for Myanmar junta chief

A court in Argentina has issued an international arrest warrant for Myanmar’s self-appointed president and junta chief, Sen. Gen. Min Aung Hlaing, and other 22 military officials for crimes committed against the Rohingya Muslim minority, activists told Radio Free Asia on Friday.

The court also issued warrants for the arrest of Myanmar democracy champion Aung San Suu Kyi, who led a government when the military launched a campaign of repression against the Rohingya in 2017, and her colleague, former civilian president Htin Kyaw, the activists said.

Suu Kyi and Htin Kyaw have both been imprisoned since the military overthrew their elected government in a coup in February 2021.