Rohingya crisis: Myanmar nationalist monk Wirathu threatens to ‘take up arms’

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Myanmar nationalist monk Wirathu threatens to ‘take up arms’

YANGON (The Irrawaddy) — Myanmar’s ultranationalist firebrand Buddhist monk U Wirathu said he would take up arms if Myanmar’s military leadership is charged at the International Criminal Court (ICC), showing his solidarity with the country’s armed forces, which have been internationally blamed for their alleged atrocities against the Rohingya.

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Rohingya crisis: Myanmar’s ‘Buddhist bin Laden’ Wirathu blasts international community


Firebrand monk criticises calls to bring the country’s generals to justice at the International Criminal Court

Agence France-Presse

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An ultra-nationalist monk – dubbed the “Buddhist Bin Laden” – on Sunday criticised the international community for calls to bring Myanmar’s generals to justice over the Rohingya crisis.

Firebrand monk Wirathu, known as the face of Myanmar’s Buddhist nationalist movement, was speaking at a pro-military rally that attracted hundreds of supporters, his first since being barred from giving public sermons last year.

The ban, which ended in March, was issued by a council of senior monks who said Wirathu had “repeatedly delivered hate speech against religions to cause communal strife”.

Myanmar rejects UN report accusing its military of genocide and other atrocities
The hate speech he espouses – which includes calling the Rohingya Muslim minority “Bengali” in an attempt to delegitimize their identity as being from Myanmar – has also caused Facebook to ban him from their platform.

The hardline abbot on Sunday reverted to his signature rhetoric at the rally to protest against calls for the International Criminal Court (ICC) to investigate Myanmar’s generals for genocide and crimes against humanity against the Rohingya.

“The day when the ICC comes here … is the day that Wirathu holds a gun,” he said in a speech that often referred to himself in the third person.

He lauded China and Russia in the UN Security Council as “nationalist giants who stand with the truth” in their role of preventing any firm action against Myanmar.

“Don’t lie to the world saying that Bengalis are Rohingya because you want to promote Islamisation in Myanmar,” Wirathu said. “Don’t destroy our country by creating a fake ethnic group.”

The military has said their brutal crackdown – which led to more than 720,000 Rohingya fleeing across the border carrying accounts of rape, arson and murder – was warranted for combating terrorism.

Bangladesh’s leader accuses Myanmar of Rohingya ‘genocide’

While much of the world has regarded the unfolding Rohingya crisis with horror, most people within Myanmar side with the military as the Muslim minority group is widely detested.

The supporters showed up in force at Sunday’s march, with hundreds gathering in front of downtown Yangon’s iconic Sule Pagoda carrying giant portraits of army chief General Min Aung Hlaing, who UN investigators say is the most responsible.

“We can’t stand the bullying of the army chief and the Tatmadaw by the international community,” said protester Khine Thet Mar, 46, using the Myanmar name for the military.

The UN Human Rights Council voted last month to prepare for criminal indictments over the atrocities in Myanmar.

Min Aung Hlaing has remained defiant in the face of international pressure, saying that no country, organisation or group has the “right to interfere in” Myanmar’s sovereignty.

 

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Firebrand monk criticises calls to bring the country’s generals to justice at the International Criminal Court

Agence France-Presse

SOUTH ASIA
India deports Rohingya Muslims, drawing ire from United Nations
5 Oct 2018
An ultra-nationalist monk – dubbed the “Buddhist Bin Laden” – on Sunday criticised the international community for calls to bring Myanmar’s generals to justice over the Rohingya crisis.

Firebrand monk Wirathu, known as the face of Myanmar’s Buddhist nationalist movement, was speaking at a pro-military rally that attracted hundreds of supporters, his first since being barred from giving public sermons last year.

The ban, which ended in March, was issued by a council of senior monks who said Wirathu had “repeatedly delivered hate speech against religions to cause communal strife”.

Myanmar rejects UN report accusing its military of genocide and other atrocities
The hate speech he espouses – which includes calling the Rohingya Muslim minority “Bengali” in an attempt to delegitimize their identity as being from Myanmar – has also caused Facebook to ban him from their platform.

The hardline abbot on Sunday reverted to his signature rhetoric at the rally to protest against calls for the International Criminal Court (ICC) to investigate Myanmar’s generals for genocide and crimes against humanity against the Rohingya.

“The day when the ICC comes here … is the day that Wirathu holds a gun,” he said in a speech that often referred to himself in the third person.

He lauded China and Russia in the UN Security Council as “nationalist giants who stand with the truth” in their role of preventing any firm action against Myanmar.

“Don’t lie to the world saying that Bengalis are Rohingya because you want to promote Islamisation in Myanmar,” Wirathu said. “Don’t destroy our country by creating a fake ethnic group.”

The military has said their brutal crackdown – which led to more than 720,000 Rohingya fleeing across the border carrying accounts of rape, arson and murder – was warranted for combating terrorism.

Bangladesh’s leader accuses Myanmar of Rohingya ‘genocide’

While much of the world has regarded the unfolding Rohingya crisis with horror, most people within Myanmar side with the military as the Muslim minority group is widely detested.

The supporters showed up in force at Sunday’s march, with hundreds gathering in front of downtown Yangon’s iconic Sule Pagoda carrying giant portraits of army chief General Min Aung Hlaing, who UN investigators say is the most responsible.

“We can’t stand the bullying of the army chief and the Tatmadaw by the international community,” said protester Khine Thet Mar, 46, using the Myanmar name for the military.

The UN Human Rights Council voted last month to prepare for criminal indictments over the atrocities in Myanmar.

Min Aung Hlaing has remained defiant in the face of international pressure, saying that no country, organisation or group has the “right to interfere in” Myanmar’s sovereignty.

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The darker side of Buddhism
By Charles HavilandBBC News, Colombo

The peaceful precepts for which Buddhism is widely known barely figure in his words. Instead, the monk, Galagoda Aththe Gnanasara Thero, talks of his Buddhism in terms of race. Most Buddhists here are ethnically Sinhalese, and Sinhalese make up three-quarters of the island's population.

"This country belongs to the Sinhalese, and it is the Sinhalese who built up its civilisation, culture and settlements. The white people created all the problems," says Gnanasara Thero angrily.

He says the country was destroyed by the British colonialists, and its current problems are also the work of what he calls "outsiders". By that he means Tamils and Muslims.

"We are trying to... go back to the country of the Sinhalese," says Gnanasara Thero. "Until we correct this, we are going to fight."

This firebrand strain of Buddhism is not new to Sri Lanka. A key Buddhist revivalist figure of the early 20th Century, Anagarika Dharmapala, was less than complimentary about non-Sinhalese people. He held that the "Aryan Sinhalese" had made the island into Paradise which was then destroyed by Christianity and polytheism.

And later, in 1959 Prime Minister SWRD Bandaranaike was assassinated by a Buddhist monk - the circumstances were murky but one contentious issue was the government's failure to do enough to ensure the rights of the Sinhala people.

Another country where fierce Buddhism has recently made headlines is Myanmar, formerly known as Burma. A Buddhist faction there, the 969 movement, is known for strident anti-Muslim campaigns that have triggered widespread violence.

Wirathu (centre) arrives with Gnanasara Thero (left) for the Buddhist Power Force convention in Colombo in 2014. Photo: AFP

https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-32929855

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The darker side of Buddhism
By Charles HavilandBBC News, Colombo

The peaceful precepts for which Buddhism is widely known barely figure in his words. Instead, the monk, Galagoda Aththe Gnanasara Thero, talks of his Buddhism in terms of race. Most Buddhists here are ethnically Sinhalese, and Sinhalese make up three-quarters of the island's population.

"This country belongs to the Sinhalese, and it is the Sinhalese who built up its civilisation, culture and settlements. The white people created all the problems," says Gnanasara Thero angrily.

He says the country was destroyed by the British colonialists, and its current problems are also the work of what he calls "outsiders". By that he means Tamils and Muslims.

"We are trying to... go back to the country of the Sinhalese," says Gnanasara Thero. "Until we correct this, we are going to fight."

This firebrand strain of Buddhism is not new to Sri Lanka. A key Buddhist revivalist figure of the early 20th Century, Anagarika Dharmapala, was less than complimentary about non-Sinhalese people. He held that the "Aryan Sinhalese" had made the island into Paradise which was then destroyed by Christianity and polytheism.

And later, in 1959 Prime Minister SWRD Bandaranaike was assassinated by a Buddhist monk - the circumstances were murky but one contentious issue was the government's failure to do enough to ensure the rights of the Sinhala people.

Another country where fierce Buddhism has recently made headlines is Myanmar, formerly known as Burma. A Buddhist faction there, the 969 movement, is known for strident anti-Muslim campaigns that have triggered widespread violence.

Wirathu (centre) arrives with Gnanasara Thero (left) for the Buddhist Power Force convention in Colombo in 2014. Photo: AFP

https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-32929855

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They are non violent protesters

 

[HAIDER]

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They are non violent protesters

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[manlion]

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[KAMDEV]

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They are non violent protesters

They are in military uniform.

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"monk Wirathu threatens to ‘take up arms’"

Buddhist TERROR Monks in Sri Lanka Attack Church Giving Sanctuary to Tamil Refugees (2014)

 

[KAMDEV]

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"monk Wirathu threatens to ‘take up arms’"

Buddhist TERROR Monks in Sri Lanka Attack Church Giving Sanctuary to Tamil Refugees (2014)

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Maulvi

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Muslim countries have wiped out their religious minorities.

They can't cry foul when Muslims face the same fate in non-Muslim countries.

 

[KAMDEV]

Muslim countries have wiped out their religious minorities.

They can't cry foul when Muslims face the same fate in non-Muslim countries.

Buddhists are not doing any harm to minorities .