It would seem from the language of Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rohingya_genocide, pp2) that the military (current group in power) bears chief responsibility--one thing I do know is that the military long existed as an independent power structure in the country. So it seems like they would only have driven the genocide its leaders had wanted to (given that this has been a deliberate, years-long operation). Perhaps someone with deeper knowledge could say more.
on the first page of your link: The Burmese government dismissed these as "exaggerations"
It doesn't look like the government cared too much about the well-being of the genocided population. This is a hallmark in most genocides in history. The government doesn't have to order a massacre, most of the times it's just doing nothing.
I'm not an expert on this but from what I've heard it sounds like the "government" (which, remember, had 1/4th of it's seats and cabinet-type positions apportioned to the military, by the military) might not have had a "good" option on how to respond to this. It appears they stayed silent on it for fear the military would just stage a coup if they spoke out. As it turns out the military did in fact stage a coup as soon as they saw their hold on the government weakening (right after the recent election and when the newly elected people were coming to be sworn in is when they executed the coup).
On one hand I want to say the "government" didn't care and should be held accountable for not speaking up about the genocide.
On the other hand I see how they might have been too scared to call it out for fear of a coup. Fears that seems to have been well founded...
>>On the other hand I see how they might have been too scared to call it out for fear of a coup. Fears that seems to have been well founded...
Not a good reason. Whenever I hear or read something about a group allowing, being silent in face of an event like that, I remember Srebrenica massacre [1]
I clearly remember how Aung San Suu Kyi defends Myanmar from accusations of genocide in UN [2]. She and her government are as much party to the genocide as those who pulled the triggers. I hope I live long enough to see the day they are brought to justice.
But when you have to choose between the genocide of one ethnic communities AND the genocide but by a non-accountable government, you may risk choosing the former.
