Press Release
Myanmar objects to interference in internal affairs and statements based on false news
It is observed that Mr Abdou Abarry, Permanent Representative of Niger and President of the United Nations Security Council issued a Security Council Press Statement on Myanmar and that Ms Michelle Bachelet, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Mr Thomas Andrews, UN Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights in Myanmar and Mr Stephane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the United Nations Secretary-General respectively issued statements on the verdicts passed against some individuals by the Special Court of Zabuthiri Township of Nay Pyi Taw Area on 6 December 2021.
The State-owned newspapers have reported the real account of the matter in a timely manner. Every person is equal before the court and no one is above the law. Likewise, it is not appropriate to make a one-sided judgment against the decision of the court which falls within the domestic jurisdiction of a sovereign country. Such acts constitute interference in the judiciary process and internal affairs of Myanmar.
Similarly, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, the Spokesperson for the United Nations Secretary-General and Mr Ramanathan Balakrishman, Acting Resident Coordinator of the United Nations in Yangon respectively issued statements regarding the incident that took place in Kyimyindine Township, Yangon Region on 5 December 2021.
The incident was publicly announced in the 7 December 2021 issue of the Global New Light of Myanmar. It is observed that the statements made by the UN do not reflect reality and are deliberately referred to as allegations and unverified online information. Certain foreign embassies also issued similar one-sided statements.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs strongly objects to such statements which interfere in domestic jurisdiction and rely on distorted news.
The Ministry urges the UN personnel and responsible officials from foreign embassies to stop making one-sided allegations and to abide by the principles of the United Nations and provisions of the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations.
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Nay Pyi Taw
Date: 9 December 2021