THE UN’s highest court began a hearing today into alleged genocide against the Rohingya minority in Myanmar, with leader Aung San Suu Kyi set to defend those who held her under house arrest for 15 years.

Scores of Rohingya supporters gathered outside the International Court of Justice in The Hague behind a banner that said “Stop Genocide.”

Some carried photos of Ms Suu Kyi with “shame” and “agent of the military” written underneath.