Anwar warned as he rolls out red carpet for man wanted by ICC for genocide of Rohingya Muslims
A prominent lawyer has also notified Min Aung Hlaing that the Myanmar dictator faces arrest if he enters Malaysia.
Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim's move to welcome Min Aung Hlaing has been met with condemnation due to the Myanmar leader facing genocide charges at the International Criminal Court, with global group Human Rights Watch (HRW) describing the rare official visit as "an invitation for further abuse" in Myanmar.
HRW said Anwar must instead urge Myanmar's junta leader to stop the atrocities that have killed more than 100,000 people since he came to power in a military coup in 2021, causing millions to flee from a brutal campaign mainly targeted at the Rohingya Muslim community.
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