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The International Criminal Court in The Hague
Dhaka: The trial against Myanmar at the International Criminal Court for the murder and torture of Rohingya in Rakhine, Myanmar has been requested to take place in a country other than The Hague in the Netherlands, especially in Bangladesh.
All activities of the International Criminal Court or ICC usually take place in The Hague, the Netherlands.
But this is the first time such an initiative has been taken, where the court has been asked to relocate the victim to another country for a hearing.
The news was confirmed by the British media BBC in a special report. 
This appeal to the ICC came at a time when two Myanmar soldiers admitted to having participated directly in the murders and rapes against the Rohingya and arrived in The Hague.
International human rights lawyers say the two incidents are “very important” in the ongoing investigation into Myanmar’s alleged crimes against humanity.
The potential country is Bangladesh
The Hague court, which is prepared to hear accusations of Myanmar’s persecution of the Rohingya, filed a petition last month requesting a stay in another country.
The request was submitted by lawyers for three ‘Victim Support Groups’ working for the Rohingya. They requested the hearing in a country close to the persecuted Rohingya.
Although the country was not mentioned in the petition, the ICC statement on the progress of the petition described the country as “probably Bangladesh.” 
In response to the request, the ICC’s “investigation chamber” number three ordered the court’s registration department to study the possibility of transferring the court proceedings from The Hague to another country, such as Bangladesh. You have been asked to verify this possibility and submit a report before September 21.
Why the initiative to create a court in another country
Ahmed Ziauddin, an international human rights lawyer, told British media that the decision to establish a court in another country to hear the International Criminal Court was rare. Since thousands of tortured Rohingya refugees are in Bangladesh, it will be easier for them to testify at the hearing if it is in Bangladesh. The petitioning attorneys have also made the same argument.
Bangladesh time: 1814 hours, September 10, 2020
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