{"id":1258,"date":"2025-06-26T10:34:09","date_gmt":"2025-06-26T10:34:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/myanmarmuslim.news\/en\/?p=1258"},"modified":"2025-06-26T10:34:25","modified_gmt":"2025-06-26T10:34:25","slug":"when-wirathu-hunts-with-the-hounds-military-while-running-with-the-hares-muslims-blood-stains-the-ground-only-law-can-cleanse-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/myanmarmuslim.news\/en\/2025\/06\/26\/when-wirathu-hunts-with-the-hounds-military-while-running-with-the-hares-muslims-blood-stains-the-ground-only-law-can-cleanse-it\/","title":{"rendered":"“When Wirathu hunts with the hounds (military) while running with the hares (Muslims), blood stains the ground. Only law can cleanse it”"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

“When Wirathu hunts with the hounds (military) while running with the hares (Muslims), blood stains the ground. Only law can cleanse it.”<\/em> Quote DARZKKG<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Monk Who Weaponized Hate: Unmasking Wirathu\u2019s Military-Backed Reign of Terror<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

By Legal Advocacy & Accountability Review Committee (LAARC)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Facade of Faith<\/strong>
Ashin Wirathu, the firebrand monk whose face once graced Time<\/em> magazine\u2019s cover as “The Face of Buddhist Terror,” is not a rogue cleric driven by religious fervor. He is a calculated operative of Myanmar\u2019s military junta, meticulously groomed to incite genocide against Muslims. Evidence proves his direct coordination with Military Intelligence (MIS) since at least 2003<\/strong>\u2014exposed by foreign journalists who documented his role as an agent provocateur. His mission: to cloak state-sponsored ethnic cleansing in the robes of Buddhism.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Mechanics of a Manufactured Crisis<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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  1. Military Intelligence\u2019s Trojan Horse<\/strong>\n
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    • Wirathu\u2019s 969 Movement and Ma Ba Tha ultranationalist network were\u00a0created and funded by military hardliners<\/strong>\u00a0under dictator Than Shwe\u2019s regime. Internal memos reveal MIS chief Khin Nyunt oversaw Wirathu\u2019s rise, embedding him as a “spiritual” mouthpiece to radicalize Buddhists.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • His sermons\u2014calling Muslims “mad dogs,” advocating boycotts, and urging violence\u2014were disseminated nationwide via state-controlled media.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Blueprint for Massacre: The Meiktila Template<\/strong>\n
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      • In March 2013, Wirathu\u2019s hate speech ignited the\u00a0Meiktila massacre<\/strong>, where Buddhist mobs slaughtered 40+ Muslims, burned homes, and desecrated mosques. Survivor testimonies and AP photos confirm:\n
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        • Police\u00a0stood idle<\/strong>\u00a0as armed gangs marked Muslim homes with ink.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
        • Local officials (including Mandalay Mayor U Ye Myint) coordinated with Wirathu to block humanitarian aid.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
        • Military-linked politician U Aung Thaung supplied weapons to rioters.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n
        • This was not “communal violence”\u2014it was a\u00a0state-orchestrated purge<\/strong>\u00a0executed under Wirathu\u2019s spiritual cover.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n
        • The Axis of Evil<\/strong>
          Wirathu operated within a military-political nexus:\n
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          • President Thein Sein<\/strong>\u00a0praised him as a “son of Buddha” in 2013.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
          • General Khin Nyunt<\/strong>\u00a0deployed MIS resources to amplify his hate campaigns.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
          • U Aung Thaung<\/strong>\u00a0(sanctioned by the U.S. for undermining reforms) funded Wirathu\u2019s rallies.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
          • Together, they weaponized Buddhism to justify apartheid: the 1982 Citizenship Law, “Race and Religion Protection Laws,” and Rohingya genocide.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

            International Law: Holding the Enablers Accountable<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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            • Crimes Against Humanity (Rome Statute, Article 7):<\/strong>\u00a0Wirathu\u2019s speeches constitute\u00a0direct incitement to genocide<\/strong>. His calls for “ethnic cleansing” and religious exclusion meet the threshold for persecution.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
            • Command Responsibility:<\/strong>\u00a0Military sponsors (Khin Nyunt, Than Shwe) bear liability for enabling his actions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
            • Universal Jurisdiction:<\/strong>\u00a0States like Malaysia\/Bangladesh can prosecute Wirathu for cross-border incitement impacting refugees.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

              The Unfinished Reckoning<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

              Despite a 2017 arrest for sedition (a token gesture), Wirathu remains shielded by the same generals he served. His legacy endures in:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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              • Ongoing Rohingya refugee crises.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
              • Military-backed hate groups rebranded as “Buddhist Power Networks.”<\/li>\n\n\n\n
              • Global inaction that treats him as a “radical monk”\u2014not a\u00a0genocide architect<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

                Conclusion: Tear Off the Robe<\/strong>
                Wirathu\u2019s impunity symbolizes Myanmar\u2019s culture of state-sponsored terror. Justice requires:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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                1. ICC indictments against Wirathu\u00a0and<\/strong>\u00a0his military handlers.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
                2. Magnitsky sanctions on his financial backers.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
                3. Global recognition: This is not religious conflict\u2014it is\u00a0institutionalized genocide<\/strong>\u00a0disguised as faith.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n
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                  “When Wirathu hunts with the hounds (military) while running with the hares (Muslims), blood stains the ground. Only law can cleanse it.”<\/em>
                  \u2014Dr. Ko Ko Gyi, 2014<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

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                  Key Sources Integrated:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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                  • MMNN Legal Memo (Wirathu\u2019s legal culpability).<\/li>\n\n\n\n
                  • 2003 MIS Agent Expos\u00e9.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
                  • Meiktila Massacre survivor accounts + AP evidence.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
                  • “Axis of Evil” documentation (U Aung Thaung\/Khin Nyunt collusion).<\/li>\n\n\n\n
                  • Time<\/em>\u00a0Magazine, UN findings, Rome Statute.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

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                    “When Wirathu hunts with the hounds (military) while running with the hares (Muslims), blood stains the ground. Only law can cleanse it.” Quote DARZKKG The Monk Who Weaponized Hate: Unmasking Wirathu\u2019s Military-Backed Reign of Terror By Legal Advocacy & Accountability Review Committee (LAARC) The Facade of FaithAshin Wirathu, the firebrand monk whose face once graced Time magazine\u2019s […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1259,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[20,7,16,62],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1258","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-anti-racism","category-articles","category-opinion","category-thidagu-sitagu-sayadaw-wirathu"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/myanmarmuslim.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1258","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/myanmarmuslim.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/myanmarmuslim.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/myanmarmuslim.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/myanmarmuslim.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1258"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/myanmarmuslim.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1258\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1261,"href":"https:\/\/myanmarmuslim.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1258\/revisions\/1261"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/myanmarmuslim.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1259"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/myanmarmuslim.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1258"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/myanmarmuslim.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1258"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/myanmarmuslim.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1258"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}