Angelina Jolie's defence of Muslim refugees criticised
February 12, 2009 |10:46 | Gossips By : Team X
A senior Thai diplomat rebuked Hollywood star Angelina Jolie yesterday for speaking out on behalf of Muslim refugees from Burma.
Jolie, a UN goodwill ambassador, called on the Thai government to respect the human rights of Burma's Rohingya "boat people" last week. The Rohingya have been trying to land in Thailand, only to be towed back to sea and cast adrift by the Thai navy.
Virasakdi Futrakul, permanent secretary of Thailand's foreign ministry, said Jolie's mission last week had been to inspect a camp housing refugees mostly from Burma's ethnic Karenni minority, not deal with the Rohingya.
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