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Rohingya refugees photographed in the Bay of Bengal, near Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh, in March 2018. REUTERS / Clodagh Kilcoyne

This commission was established by the Burmese government itself to investigate violence in Arakan state in 2017. More than 750,000 Rohingyas had taken refuge in Bangladesh after the crackdown on the Burmese army.

With our correspondent in Rangoon , Sarah Bakaloglou

The more than 400-page report was not released to the public on Monday, but in a press release the conclusions are clear: the commission of inquiry admittedly recognizes " war crimes and human rights violations" man ”committed by several actors, including Burmese soldiers.

Not enough evidence ...

But - and this is one of the issues - there is not enough evidence to establish a will to commit genocide against the Rohingya. A term rejected by the Burmese government for whom they are illegal immigrants from Bangladesh and which never appears in this document.

Several NGOs have already called for the publication of the full report. The transparency of this commission has also been criticized on several occasions, as has its independence. One of its members, a Filipino diplomat, had declared at the outset that they were not there to blame those responsible.

Decision expected from the ICJ

But for leader Aung San Suu Kyi , this commission is a sign that Burma does not need international justice. His report was also released the same week as a very important decision: this Thursday, the International Court of Justice will say whether or not, emergency measures will be taken against Burma, accused of genocide.

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