Suu Kyi is a brutal woman: Iran’s Supreme Leader

Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has strongly condemned the killing of Muslims in Myanmar by the government and termed Nobel Peace Prize winner Aung San Suu Kyi as a “brutal woman.”

He said the killing of Rohingya Muslims is a political disaster for Myanmar because it is being carried out by a government led by Nobel Peace Prize winner Aung San Suu Kyi.

He urged Muslim countries to take practical steps to stop the violence and said they should “increase political, economic and commercial pressures on the government of Myanmar.”

At least 313,000 Rohingya have fled to Bangladesh since Aug. 25, when Rohingya insurgents attacked police posts, prompting Myanmar’s military to retaliate with what it called “clearance operations” to root out the rebels.

Myanmar authorities said more than a week ago that some 400 Rohingya, mostly insurgents, had died in clashes with troops, but it has offered no update. It has also blamed Rohingya for burning their own homes even though new fires were occurring after Rohingya fled.

Source: Star Tribune