Wednesday, October 17, 2018

America "protects" Aung San Suu Kyi

While Trump makes all the excuses for the murder of Jamal Khashoggi by Saudi Arabia, the US Senate leader tries to exonerate Myanmar leader, Aung San Suu Kyi.

It would not be helpful for Congress to join an international “pile-on” against her over a military crackdown on the country’s Rohingya Muslims declared Majority Leader Mitch McConnell.

“The pile-on has been quite obvious. It’s also noteworthy that it hasn’t done any good,” McConnell said in an interview with Reuters. “And I just don’t think joining that and further undercutting the best hope we have for genuine Burmese democracy in the future is good policy.”

So far he has not allowed Senate votes on legislation to punish or condemn Myanmar’s action against the Rohingya. Asked what might change his stance, McConnell said he did not see a “helpful” role for Congress to take action.

When asked whether Congress should press Suu Kyi to voice support for pardoning two Reuters journalists convicted of violating an official secrets law, McConnell said,  “I’m not going to answer right now.” 

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-senate-mcconnell-myanmar/senate-leader-congress-should-not-join-pile-on-on-myanmars-suu-kyi-idUSKCN1MR2TC?il=0

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