6  May

THE Independent Commission of Enquiry (ICOE) held their eighth meeting from 3rd to 4th May 2019.

The  Commission  had  a  courtesy call on Senior General Min  Aung  Hlaing, Command-er-in-Chief  of  the  Myanmar  Armed Forces. ICOE welcomed the  establishment  of  the  Myan-mar Military Court on 18 March 2019. Both sides exchanged views on the events that brought about the  evolution  of  the  Myanmar  Military Court: i.e. the events of 2017  in  Rakhine  State,  interna-tional  pressures  and  the  crea-tion  of  ICOE.  The  Commission  expressed  appreciation  on  the  openness and reassurance of full cooperation from Myanmar Tat madaw with respect to the issues submitted by ICOE, outcomes of the Military Court deliberations and  access  to  witnesses  exam-ined by the Military Investigation Team.

The  Commission  explained  to  the  Commander  in  Chief  on  ICOE’s work which is a gathering of data and evidence pursuant to its mandate.

The preliminary report of the ICOE  is  in  the  process  of  being  prepared  for  submission  to  the  President.

Office of the Independent Commission of Enquiry (ICOE) Nay Pyi Taw 4 May 2019