Foreign news agencies reported that Sai Kyaw Thu, deputy chairman of Myanmar’s Union Election Commission, appointed by the junta. He was ambushed by gunmen while traveling in a car in Yangon. causing him to be shot several times and died from the wound poisoning.
The Myanmar Armed Forces Information Office said on Sunday, April 23, 2023 that the attack was carried out by The People’s Defense Forces (PDF), an armed group that arose after the Myanmar army staged a 2021 coup d’état against Aung San Suu Kyi’s government, have always been active in opposition to the junta.
While a small armed group calling themselves ‘For The Yangon’ claimed to have It was the one who started the attack on Mr. Sai Jaw Thu, a former lieutenant colonel of the army. By announcing through his own Facebook page on Saturday evening that “Mission Successful” with attached pictures of 3 people who are believed to be the targets of this group.
The latest incident led to the assassination of senior electoral commission member Sy Chaw Thu. Since the military seized power two years ago, while election plans promised by the junta has been postponed indefinitely by citing security problems
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2023-04-23 22:00:00
