Rakhine civil organizations and observers of Rakhine affairs say that the SAC military seized the power is exploiting some of the Rakhine people to be lack of unity between each other.
After the Military coup in Myanmar, Daw Aye Nu Sein, a central committee member of Arakan National Party (ANP) and U Zaw Aye Maung, as the Union Minister of Ethnic Affairs were appointed as members of the SAC Military.
Rakhine civil organizations say that these two had accepted the positions given by the SAC Military, and so it leads to an increase in animosity and criticism between the ANP and the Rakhine public.
“During the SAC leader’s trip to Rakhine, the Rakhine people were brought forward. Also, in the party registration, they are playing with Dr. Aye Maung, who was released. They are exploiting the main Rakhine to be lack of unity each other”, the civil organization told MPA.
It is said that during the SAC’s trip to Rakhine, which was extended under the pretext of the 2008 constitution, they are mainly applying the Rakhine people who are Daw Nu Mya Zan, the Deputy Minister of the Ministry of Religion and Culture, and U Zaw Aye Maung, the Deputy Minister of the Ministry of Ethnic Affairs.
Rakhine people said that they saw that the two Deputy Ministers also joined together with the leaders’ trip of the Military coup to Rakhine from February 26 to 28, and the two were closest to the Military leader when they visited Sittwe Port for the Indian government’s Kalatan Project in Sittwe.
“Both of them are well-known people among Rakhine people. Also, because they are educated, they have a certain amount of people who trust and support them. The SAC Military is making good use of this,” said an observer of Rakhine affairs.
In addition, the locals said that U Than Tun, the provincial Minister of Natural Resources was also seen close to the Military leader, and he stood with the Rakhine people as a social activist together with a elder of the community from the 2010 election period until the Military coup.
Sittwe residents said that before the SAC leader’s trip to Rakhine, the State Chief Minister who is a former army officer who is appointed as the new leader of the SAC were called to meet and organize some of the famous Rakhine composers, authors, civil organizations and Rakhine businessmen.
In addition, Rakhine civil organizations and Rakhine businessmen have criticized that during the SAC Military leader’s trip to Rakhine, those who supported the military coup, the State Ministers of the SAC and those who are related to the interests of the SAC have been given the opportunity to convene.
In the party registration for the election to be held by the SAC, the Rakhine Party (AFP) led by Dr. Aye Maung who wants to support the military coup, is being criticized that it is leading the way for the SAC to sue and arrest the Rakhine Party politicians who support the United League of Arakan/Arakan Army (ULA/AA), including the Arakan National Party (ANP).
If there are those associated with ULA/AA among those AFP members, it is officially criticized to withdraw. The ULA/AA had warned that they are closely monitoring the activities of the SAC military in Rakhine, including the military leader’s trip to Rakhine.
Photo – DSINFO (Picture: Daw Nu Mya Zang (left), the Deputy Minister and U Zaw Aye Maung (right), the Deputy Minister, seen with the Military’s Leader at the Indian port in Sittwe)