Myanmar Monk Accused of Fueling Genocide Backs Junta-Led Vote

By 2017, Myanmar’s military had allegedly killed thousands of Muslim Rohingya, a massacre now being pursued as genocide at the International Court of Justice. A central figure accused of fanning the violence is one of the country’s most powerful monks, once dubbed the “Face of Buddhist Terror” on the cover of Time magazine.

That monk, known as Wirathu, now awaits an election outcome the military hopes will legitimize its rule, and which he expects will help promote his hardline Buddhist nationalism.