Last week, junta boss Min Aung Hlaing warned of heavy punishments for corrupt officials in his regime.
During a meeting of his regime’s governing body, the State Administration Council (SAC), Min Aung Hlaing warned that senior military officers and ministers entrusted with key positions would, if caught abusing their power for personal benefit, face heavy penalties in addition to dismissal.
Min Aung Hlaing’s henchman Moe Myint Tun and former home affairs minister Soe Htut are being interrogated for corruption, and have been purged from the SAC.
Political analyst Dr. Hla Kyaw Zaw said of the purge: “[Myanmar military generals] put so much effort into defending the military dictatorship because of the personal benefits they can gain from it. They look for a scapegoat when the situation of the country becomes very bad. So, [the two generals] were scapegoated.”
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