State Dept. Spox: U.S. Courts Best to Handle Cases for American Citizens and Military

LEE So do you ░░░░░░░░ faith in the Burmese ░░░░░░░░ system to hold people ░░░░░░░░ for what s happened ░░░░░░░░ them NAUERT You know ░░░░░░░░ think we would based ░░░░░░░░ the way that they ░░░░░░░░ the Reuters journalists I ░░░░░░░░ we would have very ░░░░░░░░ concerns about the judicial ░░░░░░░░ in Burma I think ░░░░░░░░ re probably what you ░░░░░░░░ getting at is the ░░░░░░░░ report on that and ░░░░░░░░ me just mention we ░░░░░░░░ still reading the UN ░░░░░░░░ on that overall LEE ░░░░░░░░ m not actually getting ░░░░░░░░ the report I m ░░░░░░░░ at the fact that ░░░░░░░░ ICC prosecutor has decided ░░░░░░░░ open an investigation into ░░░░░░░░ treatment of the Rohingya ░░░░░░░░ I m assuming from ░░░░░░░░ comments that the Burmese ░░░░░░░░ system is not good ░░░░░░░░ that you would support ░░░░░░░░ ICC investigation NAUERT I ░░░░░░░░ not going to get ░░░░░░░░ know you think you ░░░░░░░░ being cute I m ░░░░░░░░ going to get ahead ░░░░░░░░ the process but let ░░░░░░░░ point out LEE No ░░░░░░░░ has said that I ░░░░░░░░ cute since my mother ░░░░░░░░ I was about seven ░░░░░░░░ old Heather I m ░░░░░░░░ being cute I m ░░░░░░░░ you a serious question ░░░░░░░░ No but Matt there ░░░░░░░░ a serious answer here ░░░░░░░░ The national security adviser ░░░░░░░░ up last week and ░░░░░░░░ the ICC said it ░░░░░░░░ basically an illegal organization ░░░░░░░░ should not be allowed ░░░░░░░░ kind of NAUERT The ░░░░░░░░ S Government believes that ░░░░░░░░ S courts that U ░░░░░░░░ courts as it pertains ░░░░░░░░ our citizens whether it ░░░░░░░░ our civilians or our ░░░░░░░░ those cases are best ░░░░░░░░ in the U S ░░░░░░░░ system We don t ░░░░░░░░ that there s any ░░░░░░░░ authority as it pertains ░░░░░░░░ Americans than our Supreme ░░░░░░░░ than our own judicial ░░░░░░░░ here at home Now ░░░░░░░░ your question let me ░░░░░░░░ Now to your question ░░░░░░░░ what is the appropriate ░░░░░░░░ to handle some of ░░░░░░░░ very very delicate cases ░░░░░░░░ we watched closely and ░░░░░░░░ passionate about There are ░░░░░░░░ kinds of venues that ░░░░░░░░ options We have seen ░░░░░░░░ the past where tribunals ░░░░░░░░ been held where tribunals ░░░░░░░░ been held in The ░░░░░░░░ for example but not ░░░░░░░░ in one s home ░░░░░░░░ I m not going ░░░░░░░░ get ahead of some ░░░░░░░░ the conversations that are ░░░░░░░░ had here at the ░░░░░░░░ Department and with the ░░░░░░░░ and others but it ░░░░░░░░ something that we will ░░░░░░░░ take a very close ░░░░░░░░ at what we believe ░░░░░░░░ be the best venue ░░░░░░░░ handling and adjudicating some ░░░░░░░░ those cases Matt I ░░░░░░░░ t I m not ░░░░░░░░ the position to make ░░░░░░░░ here I m sure ░░░░░░░░ d like me to ░░░░░░░░ right here right now ░░░░░░░░ that is not my ░░░░░░░░ that s not my ░░░░░░░░ role But the U ░░░░░░░░ Government I can tell ░░░░░░░░ will take a very ░░░░░░░░ look at what forum ░░░░░░░░ venue we think is ░░░░░░░░ appropriate for handling these ░░░░░░░░ of very sensitive cases.”