ASEAN Slammed For Myanmar Junta Counterterrorism Invite

The rights group Justice for Myanmar (JFM) has criticized the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) for allowing Myanmar’s military to attend its counterterrorism meeting.

Myanmar’s military was invited by Malaysia, the current ASEAN chair, to the defense ministers’ meeting, co-chaired by Malaysia and India, in March.

The two-day event in New Delhi was also attended by representatives from China, the US, Russia, Australia, New Zealand, Japan and South Korea. India is one of the junta’s leading arms suppliers, said JFM.