Canadian MPs vote to strip Aung San Suu Kyi of honorary citizenship

[DonViejo]

Source: The Guardian



The symbolic vote by Canadian legislators is in response to crimes committed against the Rohingya minority in Myanmar

Thu 27 Sep 2018 21.50 EDT

Canadian politicians have voted unanimously to strip Myanmar’s civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi of her honorary citizenship in response to crimes committed against the Rohingya minority.

The move by the House of Commons lower chamber has no effect because honorary citizenship is conferred by a joint resolution of both the House and the upper Senate chamber and officials say it must be removed the same way. Suu Kyi received hers in 2007.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau told reporters a day ago that he was open to looking at stripping Suu Kyi of the honour, but said doing so would not end the crisis in Myanmar, where more than 700,000 Rohingya have fled a government crackdown.

The next steps to carry out the motion are not immediately clear, Liberal MP Andrew Leslie told reporters.

Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/sep/28/canadian-mps-vote-to-strip-aung-san-suu-kyi-of-honorary-citizenship

[Blue_Tires]

1. Good... To see a purported hero of human rights

turn a blind eye to genocide is something I never thought I'd ever see...

But then again we're all living in Trumpworld where EVERYTHING is upside down

[LiberalLovinLug]

2. What a sad case

I don't know if it is that she is still being threatened, or her family. Its obvious that the military junta still has the real power. Or does she just not want to relinquish power now that she finally has it, even if secondary to the military. Or a combination of both.

Someone who spent years, over a decade, under house arrest standing up for the countries human rights. A symbol of justice and democracy. She made a deal with the devil to get out of house arrest and be the rightful leader of the country. Probably something like an agreement to allow the military to do whatever they wanted. Don't criticize them, or she'd be right back under house arrest.

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3. The burmese are buddhists and have fought muslims for hundreds of years

Buddhists aren't as peaceful as some people think it is, the buddhism in Myanmar is a particularly nationalistic variant that doesn't tolerate anyone else.