CNI News

7 Jan 2023

Disunity among Rakhine Revolutionary groups hurts the interests of Rakhine people, Vice Chairperson Daw Saw Mya Yarzar Lin of the Arakan National Party told the CNI.

The ALP issued a statement on 5th January, strongly condemning the assassination of Chief of Staff of the ALP Maj-Gen Khaing Soe Mya, Commander Lt-Col Khaing Kyaw Soe of No (101) Battalion and Capt Khaing Thurainda.

The location is Rakhine State.

Daw Saw Mya Yarzar Ling said, "I just want to say that it doesn't bode well for all Rakhine people, who have been worried about the situation. I think it is time those who are responsible prevented what should not have happened. At the same time, authorities are required to monitor the situation so that the public can live and work safely."

They were not responsible for the assassination, spokesman of the United League of Arakan/Arakan Army told local media.

They would mediate the issue if they knew the real situation on the ground, Chairman U Tin Htoo Aung of the Rakhine National Congress told the CNI.

An ALP delegation led by Daw Saw Mya Yarzar Lin in Mai Jaryan in July, 2016.

He told the CNI, "Instead of hurling accusations against each other, they let us know the situation clearly, we can mediate the situation if necessary. However, we don't have sufficient information about the incident."

The AA arrested Central Executive Committee Member of the ALP Lt-Col Kahing Paulin at his home on 2nd August ,2022, according to the ALP.

However, the AA spokesperson Khaing Thukha said at the press conference on 11th August that he was arrested not for his affiliation to the ALP but for the crimes he committed.

Both the ULA/AA and the ALP are Rakhine Armed Organizations but the ALP is a signatory to the Nationwide Ceasefire Agreement with the military. The AA is still under negotiation with the military.