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Rohingya leader Mohib murder: US, UK envoys deeply shocked

Diplomacy 2021-09-30, 5:23pm

Rohingya leader Mohibullah



Dhaka, Sept 30 -- US Ambassador Earl R Miller and British High Commissioner Robert Chatterton Dickson have expressed deep shock at the murder of leading Rohingya community leader Mohib Ullah.

Mohib (50) was shot to death at a Rohingya camp in Bangladesh by unknown gunmen on Wednesday September 29.

"Saddened and disturbed by the murder of Mohammad Mohib Ullah, a courageous champion of the human rights of the Rohingya community," Miller tweeted.

He offered his condolences to Mohib's family and hoped that the perpetrators of the crime are brought to justice.

High Commissioner Dickson said that he was shocked and saddened by the murder of Mohib, the leader of the Arakan Rohingya Society for Peace and Human Rights.

"A tragic loss to his family, friends and the Rohingya community. My sincerest condolences," he tweeted.

The Embassy of the European Union (EU) also tweeted to say that the "murder" of the Rohingya leader and human rights activist "is a tragic event".

"We extend our condolences to his family. We hope that the authorities succeed in bringing to justice those who committed his killing," the Embassy said. - UNB