A commission appointed by Myanmar's government rejected the finding of a UN report that alleged systematic killings by security forces, and instead concluded there was no evidence that 40 Rohingyas were killed during attacks that took place in January, reported VoA.
Commission member, Yin Yin Nwe said,
The UN Special Rapporteur on the human rights situation in Myanmar Tomás Ojea Quintana said at the time,
Commission member, Yin Yin Nwe said,
"It is true the commission found injuries among the Du Chee Ya Dan villagers. But we believe the nature of these injures show they could have been sustained first in defensive action taking by the police when confronted by a large hostile mob. They had to fire in self defense, otherwise the mob would have killed them. Second, once the mob had dispersed, the villagers ran away, and in doing so they sustained some minor injures.In January, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Navi Pillay called on Burma to investigate reports that 48 Rohingya Muslims were killed in attacks by Buddhists in Rakhine state.
The UN Special Rapporteur on the human rights situation in Myanmar Tomás Ojea Quintana said at the time,
“If deaths and injuries have occurred, the Myanmar Government must, under international law, conduct a prompt, effective and impartial investigation and hold the perpetrators of any human rights violations to account."