Myanmar leader defending country against charges of
genocide over 2017 crackdown on the Rohingya, filed by Gambia.
Aung San Suu Kyi arrived at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague on Tuesday for a highly anticipated genocide case against Myanmar.
Wearing traditional dress, the country's civilian leader, who was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for her struggle against Myanmar's military dictatorship, did not speak to reporters as she entered the UN's top court.
She is due to make her comments defending Myanmar in court on Wednesday.
She arrived at Amsterdam's Schiphol airport on Sunday alongside Wouter Jurgens, the Dutch ambassador to Myanmar, and was greeted by a handful of supporters.
Several demonstrations, for and against her, are expected to take place in the coming days in the Dutch city.
The case, the first international legal attempt to bring
Myanmar to justice over alleged mass killings of the Rohingya minority
in 2017, comes after the Gambia on November 11 filed an application at the ICJ, accusing Myanmar of violating the 1948 Genocide Convention.
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