On the third day of the trial initiated by The Gambia at the International Court of Justice (ICJ),  Gambia had its turn in the first session of the hearing.

Gambia accuses Myanmar of genocide, in particular the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide as stated by the UN’s 1948 genocide convention in regards to Rakhine State conflicts.

On December 11, Myanmar’s State Counselor and Foreign Minister Aung San Suu Kyi led the defense team in parrying claims that the conflicts were state-sponsored with “genocidal intent.”

Today, lawyers from The Gambian team called out on her rather distinct lack of the usage of the term “Rohingya,” also pressing in on the fact that Myanmar’s legal team made no attempts at denying serious allegations but choosing to redirect it.

They also made efforts at presenting to the court why Myanmar’s defense does not hold water, with Lawyer Philippe Sands saying, in reference to the State Counselor, that “your silence said far more than your words.”

It will soon be Myanmar’s turn at the ‘World Court’ to close out the trial and rebuff Gambia’s attempt at achieving a provisional judgment at the at ICJ, The Hague, Netherlands.