"NAYPYITAW — The government will not respond to a request that the International Criminal Court (ICC) consider opening a case over the alleged deportation of hundreds of thousands of Rohingya Muslims to Bangladesh, government spokesman U Zaw Htay said. ?The ICC has nothing to do with Myanmar. Whatever [steps toward] prosecution the ICC has made, Myanmar has no reason to respond,” U Zaw Htay told The Irrawaddy on Friday. The President?s Office called the ICC?s demand a deliberate attempt to increase international attention and pressure on the Myanmar government. It said the ICC?s demand is not in line with international law, rules, regulations or procedures. In a decision published on Thursday, the ICC asked Myanmar to respond by July 27 to a request made in April that the ICC exercise jurisdiction over the alleged crimes. The ICC asked Myanmar to submit its views on the court?s jurisdiction and the circumstances surrounding the movement of Rohingya across the border into Bangladesh..."