Suu Kyi 'cannot back' Rohingya

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Published: 4 Nov 2012 at 11.47
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Aung San Suu Kyi has declined to speak out on behalf of Rohingya Muslims and insisted she will not use "moral leadership" to back either side in deadly communal unrest in west Myanmar, reports said.

Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi (L), seen here during a parliament session in Nay Pyi Taw, last month. She has declined to speak out on behalf of Rohingya Muslims.

The Nobel laureate, who has caused disappointment among international supporters for her muted response to violence that has swept Rakhine state, said both Buddhist and Muslim communities were "displeased" that she had not taken their side.

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spiceman
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Discussion 2 : 04 Nov 2012 at 14.512
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This is shocking for someone who claims to be a leader of all the people of Myanmar. Obviously, the islamic Rohingya are not qualified as Burmese, who are predominantly Buddhists, including herself!
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Discussion 1 : 04 Nov 2012 at 12.351
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perhaps the great lady is awaiting her opportunity ,the present junta is the cause,in allowing this discrimination,her hands are tied as she has experienced in the past,better to wait and allow,the people to decide in the next election,but in the meantime what actin are the asean pact doing ?
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