CNI News
26 Mar 2023
The announcement of restructuring the Arakan Liberation Party by the faction led by self-appointed Chairperson Daw Saw Mya Yazar Lin is illegitimate, General Secretary Kahing Kyaw Khaing of the ALP faction told the CNI.
He said she had restructured the ALP without informing more than 90 percent of central committee members and requested the media not to refer to her as the chairperson.
He said," She established a new party which is chaired by herself. All these are illegitimate. We are issuing a statement to the media. I would like to make a request to the media not to refer to her as the chairperson of the ALP because she did what she wanted to do without informing more than 90 percent of central committee members."
However, Daw Saw Mya Yarzar Lin said her chairmanship is legitimate and the majority of central committee members have stood together with her.
She told the CNI, "Our party is legitimate. The majority of central committee members are together with us. I can prove this. We held meetings with the majority of commanders four times before issuing the statement. So, they cannot say we are illegitimate. They cannot expel me from the party because we have left them. I have already made the point clear in our statement. I will not accept the decision of those who have been on the run and lost touch with the party and the army for more than six months."
Khaing Ye Khaing and members.
The faction issued a statement on 19th March, 2023, announcing the restructuring of the ALP, which is chaired by former vice chairperson Daw Saw Mya Yazar Lin. Khaing Ni Aung was appointed as the vice chairman.
The ALP has been pursuing its own policies after signing the Nationwide Ceasefire Agreement, according to Khaing Kyaw Khaing.
Khaing So Naing Aung.
He said, "Chairman Khaing Ye Khaing is one of the founders of the revolutionary party, which launched an armed struggle. However, our party signed the NCA in 2015. Although the NCA has stalled, we are still pursuing the line. It doesn't mean that her faction will continue to pursue the NCA and our faction will not."
In January, 2022, the faction led by Chairman Khaing Ye Khaing and Daw Saw Mya Yarzar Lin expelled the faction led by Vice Chairman Khaing Soe Naing Aung after accusing them of forming a new party.
