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Sunday 08 Nov 2015 - 13:05 Makkah mean time-26-1-1437
(Image from Anadolu Agency)
Yangon, Myanmar (IINA) - Myanmar’s opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi has told a press conference on Thursday that people should not “exaggerate” the plight of the persecuted Rohingya Muslim minority, Anadolu Agency reported.
When questioned about allegations of genocide against the Rohingya, who live mostly in coastal Rakhine state, Suu Kyi said it was important not to “exaggerate small problems”, but later she added: “I’m not saying this is a small problem”.
Suu Kyi has repeatedly refused to break her silence on the plight of the Rohingya, who have been fleeing violence and state enforced discrimination in the country by sea.
Earlier this year, the exodus led to an international crisis as thousands were left stranded at sea by human traffickers who were targeted in a crackdown by Thai authorities.
Suu Kyi also said that she would not make a decision on her own about amending a 1982 law that denies citizenship to many Rohingyas.
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