Myanmar Thousands of people took to the streets in support of state counselor Aung San Suu Kyi today, ahead of the day she represented the country in the genocide lawsuit.

Suu Kyi will represent the Southeast Asian nation for a trial alleging genocide on December 10 in The Hague, the Netherlands. Gambia, a country in West Africa with a predominantly Muslim population, backed by the Islamic Cooperation Organization (OIC) of 57 countries, last month filed a lawsuit to the International Court of Justice (ICJ). accusing Myanmar of genocide, mass murder and rape, involving Muslims living in Rakhine state, Myanmar.

Protesters in the capital Naypyidaw chant slogans expressing their support for Suu Kyi's decision to represent Myanmar at The Hague, raising her picture and the banner "We stand side by side with our leader".

The State Counselor's Office Suu Kyi said on December 6 that she would visit The Hague to protect the national interests. Myo Nyunt, senior party spokesman for the National Union for Democracy (NLD) of Suu Kyi, said she needed to explain to the international community "about what really happened in northern Rakhine".

Suu Kyi, who won the Nobel Peace Prize, is considered a hero in the hearts of many Myanmar people when she made a trip to Western Europe and the US after taking office in 2016. However, she faced harsh criticism. from the West because of ethnic conflict with the Rohingya.

An attack by Myanmar security forces and Buddhists in Rakhine state in August 2017 caused more than 730,000 Rohingya to flow into neighboring Bangladesh, forming the largest refugee camp in the world.

The UN investigation team called the Rohingya record refugee a result of a military campaign carried out on genocidal targets against ethnic Muslims in Myanmar.

Burmese officials strongly disagree with the conclusion, confirming that the military's operation is a legitimate response to the attacks of the Rohingya rebels that killed 13 members of the security forces. In September 2017, Suu Kyi declared the terrorists behind the violence and unleashed false information.