CNI News

17 Oct 2022

Military unity alone does not work and public cooperation is essential, EAO leader Col Khun Okkar told the CNI.

SAC Chairman Snr Gen Min Aung Hlaing said that the country could not be divided as long as the military is united when he met with families in Mawlamyine Station on 16 October.

Col Khun Okkar told the CNI, “In my opinion, he should have talked about unity with the people. Unity among themselves does not work. They need public support and cooperation. Military unity alone does not work.”

The SAC chairman said that the military had been working for military unity for many years and measures were constantly taken for welfare, strengthening and training of the military.

The military is the only institution that is strong and powerful, Director U Thein Tun Oo of the Strategic Studies told the CNI.

Pro-democracy demonstrators. (Frontier Myanmar)

He told the CNI, “Many political analysts said that our country needs strong institutions. When we studied the institutions in Myanmar, we found that the military is the only institution that is strong and powerful and meets historical norms. There were some strong institutions but they could not survive in the long run and failed to meets the characteristics of a strong institution. The military has met all characteristics of a strong and powerful institution with correct objectives since it was established.”

The military ousted the National League for Democracy government on 1^st February ,2022 and declared a state of emergency on allegation that it formed a new government without settling voters’ lists disputes in the 2020 general election.

Since then, the PDF led by the NUG in cooperation with some EAOs has been trying to topple the military.