The International Criminal Court's prosecutor has requested an arrest warrant for Myanmar's military leader Min Aung Hlaing for crimes against the Rohingya people. The Myanmar military is alleged by the U.N. to have carried out a genocide against the Rohingya in 2017. The country's government denies the claims, saying it only conducted legitimate operations against militants.
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00:00The International Criminal Court is seeking an arrest warrant for Myanmar's military leader
00:05Min Aung Hlaing for crimes against the Rohingya people.
00:10The Myanmar military conducted what the UN has called a genocide against the Rohingya
00:15in 2017.
00:17Myanmar's government has denied the charges, saying it was only targeting Rohingya militants.
00:23A panel of ICC judges must now decide if a warrant should be issued.
00:28ICC prosecutors say they will seek warrants for other Myanmar officials later.