Aung San Suu Kyi won't be stripped of Nobel peace prize despite Rohingya crisis

Prize was awarded for past achievements, says panel after UN report on mass killings by Myanmar’s military

Aung San Suu Kyi’s Nobel peace prize will not be withdrawn in the light of a United Nations report that said Myanmar’s military carried out mass killings of Muslim Rohingya.

On Monday, UN investigators said Myanmar’s military carried out killings and gang rapes with “genocidal intent”, and the commander-in-chief and five generals should be prosecuted for the gravest crimes under international law.

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