The Ambassador of Myanmar to the United Nations, Jue Meng Tun.
- The Burmese military government has “no relation” to the alleged conspiracy to attack the country’s ambassador to the United Nations.
- Kyaw Moe Tun made headlines after the military coup in February, blatantly ignoring his insistence that he no longer represents the country in a New York-based agency.
- The 28-year-old suspects Phyo Hein Htut and 20-year-old Ye Hein Zaw were charged by the Federal Court and they could be sentenced to up to five years in prison.
Myanmar’s official media said on Tuesday that the Burmese military government had “no relation” to the alleged conspiracy to attack the country’s ambassador to the United Nations, who ignored the military and supported the pro-democracy movement.
Kyaw Moe Tun made headlines after the military coup in February, blatantly ignoring his insistence that he no longer represents the country in the New York-based agency.
Last week, U.S. prosecutors stated that they accused two Myanmar citizens of conspiracy to hire a killer and they would force him to resign or kill him if he refused.
“Myanmar has nothing to do with this incident,” the state-backed Myanmar Global Shin Kong Daily said in the military government’s first comment on the case on Tuesday.
it says:
The conspiracy… occurred among residents of the United States.
It added that actions should be taken “in accordance with land laws.”
The 28-year-old suspects Phyo Hein Htut and 20-year-old Ye Hein Zaw were charged by the Federal Court and they could be sentenced to up to five years in prison.
The prosecutor said that Phyo Hein Htut had contacted an arms dealer in Thailand who had dealings with the Myanmar military.
The criminal suit alleges that the arms dealer talked to Phyo Hein Htut about hiring assailants for the conspiracy, which involved destroying the ambassador’s car to force it to crash.
According to local monitoring organizations, more than 900 people have died in Myanmar as the military tried to suppress protests against the coup.
Kyaw Moe Tun-wanted in Myanmar for treason-has repeatedly called for international intervention to help end the unrest and restore the civilian government.
Last week, he wrote to the Secretary-General of the United Nations, Antonio Guterres, reporting that the military had massacred 40 civilians in the Sagaing region of northwestern Myanmar in July.
The military government denied these allegations, and AFP was unable to independently verify these reports.
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