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The Chin Human Rights Organization said this month East Timor has appointed a senior prosecutor to investigate a war crimes case it has lodged against Myanmar’s junta. The organisation entered the complaint, which also alleges crimes against humanity, under the principle of universal jurisdiction — allowing domestic courts to try international offences.
A junta statement said Dili’s reported appointment of a senior prosecutor to investigate the case was a “great disappointment”. It said East Timor’s charge d’affaires had been summoned on Friday and was given a week to leave Myanmar.
