facts, it is clear that the situation in northern Rakhine state constitutes ethnic cleansing against the Rohingya. Those responsible for these atrocities must be held accountable . He also said the violence has a number of characteristics of certainly crimes against humanity . (11) Yanghee Lee, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar said, I am becoming more convinced that the crimes committed following 9 October 2016 and 25 August 2017 bear the hallmarks of genocide and call in the strongest possible terms for accountability. (12) On December 12, 2017, Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo, two Reuters reporters covering the crisis in Rakhine State, were entrapped, arrested, and charged with violating the Official Secrets Act, continuing a trend of restricting media and free speech and attempting to thwart coverage of the events in Rakhine State. 102. Statement of policy It shall be the policy of the United States to— (1) support a complete transition to democracy and genuine national reconciliation in Burma which cannot be achieved without appropriate accountability for the atrocities committed by the Burmese military against the Rohingya population and other ethnic minorities throughout the country