Myanmar's army chief said the United Nations had no right to interfere in the sovereignty of the country a week after a UN probe called for him and other top generals to be prosecuted for "genocide" against the Rohingya minority.

The defiant response is the army chief's first public reaction since a UN fact-finding mission urged the Security Council to refer Myanmar's top military brass to the International Criminal Court (ICC).

No country, organisation or group has the "right to interfere in and make decisions over sovereignty of a country," Senior General Min Aung Hlaing told troops in a speech Sunday, according to the military-run newspaper Myawady.

"Talks to meddle in internal affairs (cause) misunderstanding."&nbsp;

UN investigators went into horrific detail about the atrocities allegedly committed by army troops last year in their"clearance operations" against the

Rohingya, which forced more than 700,000 of the stateless Muslims to flee over the border into Bangladesh.

Troops, often aided by ethnic Rakhine mobs, committed murder, rape, arson and torture, employing unfathomable levels of violence and with a total disregard for human life, they concluded.

The military has denied nearly all wrongdoing, justifying its crackdown as a legitimate means of rooting out Rohingya militants.

Myanmar's civilian government, led by Aung San Suu Kyi, had already rejected the report's finding as "one-sided" and "flawed" and dismissed a separate decision at the criminal court that found it had jurisdiction over the crisis.

Suu Kyi's civilian government shares power with the still mighty army, which has retained control over a quarter of parliamentary seats and three key ministries since the nation emerged from direct junta-rule in 2011.

The UN team also criticised the Nobel Laureate's government for "acts and omissions" that had "contributed to the commission of atrocity crimes".

Myanmar's army chief said the United Nations had no right to interfere in the sovereignty of the country a week after a UN probe called for him and other top generals to be prosecuted for "genocide" against the Rohingya minority.

Myanmar's army chief said the United Nations had no right to interfere in the sovereignty of the country a week after a UN probe called for him and other top generals to be prosecuted for "genocide" against the Rohingya minority. The defiant response is the army chief's first public reaction since a UN fact-finding mission urged the Security Council to refer Myanmar's top military brass to the International Criminal Court (ICC). No country, organisation or group has the "right to interfere in and make decisions over sovereignty of a country," Senior General Min Aung Hlaing told troops in a speech Sunday, according to the military-run newspaper Myawady. "Talks to meddle in internal affairs (cause) misunderstanding." UN investigators went into horrific detail about the atrocities allegedly committed by army troops last year in their"clearance operations" against the Rohingya, which forced more than 700,000 of the stateless Muslims to flee over the border into Bangladesh. Troops, often aided by ethnic Rakhine mobs, committed murder, rape, arson and torture, employing unfathomable levels of violence and with a total disregard for human life, they concluded. The military has denied nearly all wrongdoing, justifying its crackdown as a legitimate means of rooting out Rohingya militants. Myanmar's civilian government, led by Aung San Suu Kyi, had already rejected the report's finding as "one-sided" and "flawed" and dismissed a separate decision at the criminal court that found it had jurisdiction over the crisis. Suu Kyi's civilian government shares power with the still mighty army, which has retained control over a quarter of parliamentary seats and three key ministries since the nation emerged from direct junta-rule in 2011. The UN team also criticised the Nobel Laureate's government for "acts and omissions" that had "contributed to the commission of atrocity crimes".

Rohingya crisis: UN has 'no right to interfere' says Myanmar army chief

Myanmar&#39;s de factor leader Aung San Suu Kyi will not attend a United Nations General Assembly meeting later this month.&nbsp;

AFP reported Suu Kyi&#39;s spokesman as making the announcement, as global scrutiny of the Rohingya crisis intensifies.&nbsp;

&quot;The state counsellor won&#39;t attend the meeting of the United Nations General Assembly,&quot; AFP reported government spokesman Zaw Htay as saying.

Htay did not give any further details.

<a href="http://www.wionews.com/world/rohingya-children-beheaded-civlians-burned-alive-by-myanmarese-security-forces-report-19823" target="_blank">Also read: Rohingya children beheaded, civilians burned alive by Myanmarese security forces</a>

As many as 370,000 Rohingya have fled to Bangladesh in recent weeks, amidst allegations that Myanmar is carrying out a &quot;progrom&quot; or &quot;genocide&quot; against them.&nbsp;

&ldquo;The situation seems a textbook example of ethnic cleansing,&rdquo; the top UN human rights official recently said.&nbsp;

As many as 370,000 Rohingya have fled to Bangladesh in recent weeks, amidst allegations that Myanmar is carrying out a 'progrom' or 'genocide' against them

Myanmar's de factor leader Aung San Suu Kyi will not attend a United Nations General Assembly meeting later this month. AFP reported Suu Kyi's spokesman as making the announcement, as global scrutiny of the Rohingya crisis intensifies. "The state counsellor won't attend the meeting of the United Nations General Assembly," AFP reported government spokesman Zaw Htay as saying. Htay did not give any further details. Also read: Rohingya children beheaded, civilians burned alive by Myanmarese security forces As many as 370,000 Rohingya have fled to Bangladesh in recent weeks, amidst allegations that Myanmar is carrying out a "progrom" or "genocide" against them. “The situation seems a textbook example of ethnic cleansing,” the top UN human rights official recently said.

As global scrutiny of Rohingya crisis intensifies, Myanmar's Suu Kyi cancels trip to UN General Assembly

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Rohingya crisis: UN has 'no right to interfere' says Myanmar army chief

As global scrutiny of Rohingya crisis intensifies, Myanmar's Suu Kyi cancels trip to UN General Assembly