Who Was Behind the Plan to Kill Myanmar’s UN Ambassador?

By The Irrawaddy 7 August 2021

News of two Myanmar citizens who have been arrested in the US for allegedly plotting to kill or injure Myanmar’s UN ambassador has spread like wildfire among Myanmar nationals at home and abroad.

“Phyo Hein Htut, 28, and Ye Hein Zaw, 20, plotted to seriously injure or kill Myanmar’s ambassador to the United Nations in a planned attack on a foreign official that was to take place on American soil,” US Attorney Audrey Strauss said in a statement on Friday.

“We commend the tireless work of our law enforcement partners at all levels of government to ensure the safety of foreign diplomats and officials,” she said.

U Kyaw Moe Tun publicly opposed military rule in Myanmar during a UN meeting in February after the coup. Since then the regime has tried to replace the ambassador, but in vain so far, as the UN has not taken action at the junta’s…