An Indonesian community affected by the Southeast Asian boat people crisis has petitioned its government to take more action in solving the problems faced by Myanmar's Muslim Rohingya community according to a report by the Anadolu Agency on 29 June.
At a press conference to launch its plea Monday, the Coalition for Caring for Rohingya urged the government to act decisively against Myanmar's government, which it said had played a key role in the humanitarian crisis faced by the Muslim ethnic group today.
"This is not a sectarian conflict, and not a horizontal conflict...this happened because of strong support from the Myanmar government on some violent actions such as murder, slaughter, and destruction," Coalition Chairman Adnin Armas told reporters.
The group is a made up from several Aceh communities, where 1062 Rohingya have been living in four temporary shelters since the boat people crisis erupted almost two months ago.