'Not possible' to recall Suu Kyi peace prize

Chairman of the Norwegian Nobel Committee Berit Reiss-Andersen has said it is not possible to recall the Nobel Peace Prize from Aung San Suu Kyi despite international criticism, according to offical website of Sveriges Radio.

The chairman of the Norwegian Nobel committee explained this to the Swedish Radio.

Over 400,000 people have signed a petition demanding that the Nobel Committee takes back the Nobel Peace Prize from Burma's leader Aung San Suu Kyi due to her government's treatment of the Rohingya people in Burma, also known as Myanmar.

But that is not possible, said Berit Reiss-Andersen.

"It is not practically possible, it is against our statutes. We select a winner because that person or organisation has done something at the time that the prize is being awarded. That is what we can be held accountable for," she told the Swedish public broadcasting.

Reiss-Andersen found the situation for the Rohingya people "very troublesome", and admitted that the actions of a peace prize laureate can affect the reputation of the prize.

"It discredits the prize, but it is not the Nobel Committee that should censor or point out those actions," she added.

On Friday, Reiss-Andersen will announce who will be the winners of the 2017 Nobel Peace Prize.

Aung San Suu Kiy was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1991.

Source: Sveriges Radio