Faced with wide international condemnation over the exodus of half a million Rohingya people, mostly to neighbouring Bangladesh, Myanmar’s military finally succumbed to growing pressure and ordered an internal probe into the conduct of its military vis-à-vis this minority Muslim group.

Until now, Myanmar had refused to cooperate with any UN investigation teams and brushed aside charges of human rights violations as exaggerated claims.

Yet the sheer number of Rohingya refugees negates the disclaimer.

Amnesty International (AI) accused Myanmar’s security forces of committing crimes against humanity as hundreds of thousands of Rohingya men, women and children fled the country.

In a report rel