The International Criminal Court’s chief prosecutor asked judges on Wednesday to issue an arrest warrant for the head of Myanmar’s military regime for crimes committed against the country’s Rohingya Muslim minority.

Beijing slammed an application by the International Criminal Court’s chief prosecutor for an arrest warrant for Min Aung Hlaing over crimes against humanity, saying the court’s writ does not run in non-member countries.

The prosecutor of the International Criminal Court is seeking an arrest warrant for Myanmar's leader and military chief Min Aung Hlaing for crimes against humanity in the alleged persecution of the Rohingya,