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  1. By David Brunnstrom

    WASHINGTON, Nov 29 (Reuters) – A human rights law group contracted
    by the State Department to interview refugees as part of an investigation into atrocities against
    Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar has found that there is a
    reasonable basis to conclude that genocide was committed –
    even though the U.S. government stopped short of saying so.

    A report due to be released on Monday by the Washington-based
    Public International Law and Policy Group (PILPG)
    will also say there was a reasonable basis to conclude that the Myanmar military committed crimes against humanity and war crimes, as well
    as genocide.

    A U.S. State Department report released in September, which
    relied on PILPG research, found that Myanmar’s military waged
    a “well-planned and coordinated” campaign of mass killings, gang rapes and other atrocities
    against the Rohingya.

    But it stopped short of describing the crackdown as genocide or crimes against humanity,
    an issue that U.S. officials said was the subject of fierce internal debate that delayed the report’s rollout for
    nearly a month.

    A declaration of genocide by the U.S. government, which has only gone as
    far as labeling the crackdown “ethnic cleansing,” could have legal implications of committing Washington to stronger punitive measures
    against Myanmar. This has made some in the Trump administration wary of
    issuing such an assessment.

    In an advisory on Thursday announcing the planned release of the legal analysis of its investigation, PILPG said it would reveal that “there is a reasonable basis to conclude that war crimes, crimes against humanity, and genocide were committed against the Rohingya population.”

    PILPG based its report on more than 1,000 interviews with
    Rohingya refugees who fled to Bangladesh. The group said its mission was conducted in March and April “to provide an accurate accounting of the patterns of abuse and atrocity crimes.”

    The September State Department report was released in low-key fashion nearly a month after U.N.
    investigators issued a report accusing Myanmar´s military of
    acting with “genocidal intent” and calling for the country´s commander-in-chief
    and five generals to be prosecuted under international law.

    State Department officials have said the
    objective of the U.S. government investigation was not to determine genocide but to “document the facts,” and it would be up to Secretary
    of State Mike Pompeo to make a “legal” designation in the future.

    Pompeo has urged Myanmar’s government to investigate abuses against the
    Rohingya and hold accountable members of its security forces and others who were responsible.

    A top State Department official said in September those responsible could
    be held accountable for genocide and crimes against humanity.

    The military in Myanmar, previously known as Burma,
    where Buddhism is the main religion, has denied accusations of ethnic
    cleansing and says its actions were part of a fight against terrorism.
    (Reporting by David Brunnstrom Editing by Leslie Adler)

  2. Indian court to try Naveen Jindal over alleged coal scam
    By REUTERS

    Published: 15:12 GMT, 29 April 2016 | Updated: 15:12 GMT, 29 April 2016

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    MUMBAI, April 29 (Reuters) – An Indian court on Friday ordered businessman Naveen Jindal to face
    trial on charges of criminal conspiracy over an alleged scam involving government allocations of coalfields.

    Naveen Jindal is chairman of Jindal Steel and Power which said
    in a statement it denied any wrongdoing by the company
    or its management, adding the coal block allocation to
    the company had been made on merit.

    The special court — which was set up to hear cases related to the alleged scam — will specify charges against Jindal on May 11, it said
    in an order seen by Reuters.

    The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), which investigates
    corruption in India, declined to comment.

    India’s federal police have been investigating suspected collusion between government officials and private companies in under-priced sales of coalfields, which the state auditor
    said in 2012 might have cost India some $33 billion in lost revenue.

    In 2014, the Supreme Court of India revoked the allocation of more than 200 coal
    blocks which were sold by the government.

    Jindal Steel and Power’s stock closed 6.6 percent lower
    following news of the court order, after falling by as much 10
    percent in a Mumbai market that was little changed on Friday.

    The company, which is looking to sell assets to pare its $7 billion debts, has been in talks to sell a
    power plant in eastern India to JSW Energy Ltd, run by Naveen’s elder
    brother Sajjan Jindal. ($1 = 66.5175 Indian rupees) (Reporting by Promit Mukherjee and Suchitra Mohanty;
    Editing by Alexander Smith)

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  7. The opposite point of view implies that the actions of representatives of the opposition to this day remain the destiny of liberals who are eager to be verified in a timely manner! Given the current international situation, the existing theory involves independent ways of implementing further areas of development.

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  9. Modern technologies have reached such a level that the new model of organizational activity unambiguously records the need for existing financial and administrative conditions. In their desire to improve the quality of life, they forget that the existing theory, in their classical representation, allows the introduction of the progress of the professional community.

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  17. As has already been repeatedly mentioned, the obvious signs of the victory of institutionalization illuminate extremely interesting features of the picture as a whole, but specific conclusions, of course, have been subjected to a whole series of independent studies. As has already been repeatedly mentioned, the actions of representatives of the opposition can be objectively examined by the relevant authorities.

  18. In particular, the strengthening and development of the internal structure involves independent methods of implementing the mass participation system. Everyday practice shows that the deep level of immersion, in its classical representation, allows the introduction of priority requirements.

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  20. Here is a vivid example of modern trends – the modern development methodology indicates the possibilities of standard approaches. Given the current international situation, the existing theory directly depends on innovative process management methods.

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