Nyunt Win Swe Explained

Nyunt Win Swe
Native Name Lang:my
Office:Commander of Bureau of Special Operations 4
Term Start:April 2023
Leader:Min Aung Hlaing
Predecessor:Khin Hlaing
Office2:Commander of the Yangon Command
Term Start2:June 2020
Term End2:April 2023
Leader2:Min Aung Hlaing
Predecessor2:Thet Pon
Successor2:Soe Min
Birth Place:Burma (now Myanmar)
Nationality:Burmese
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Allegiance: Myanmar
Branch:Myanmar Army
Rank:Lieutenant General
Commands:BSO No. 4
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Lieutenant General Nyunt Win Swe (Burmese: ညွန့်ဝင်းဆွေ), (BC - 25982), is a Burmese military officer and current Commander of Bureau of Special Operation No. 4.

Military career

He was appointed to the post in June 2020, and previously served as the commandant of the Defence Services Medical Academy and commander of the Southwestern Command.[1]

In the aftermath of the 2021 Myanmar coup d'état, the military junta declared martial law in Yangon, the country's largest city, an act that effectively granted Nyunt Win Swe with administrative and judicial powers in Yangon's townships.[2] Nyunt Win Swe led military and police forces who committed the Hlaingthaya massacre on 14 March 2021.[3] He has been sanctioned by the European Union, Switzerland, and Canada for violating human rights and committing crimes against civilians in the Yangon Command.[4] [5]

In April 2023, he was promoted to the rank of lieutenant general, succeeding Khin Hlaing as the head of Bureau of Special Operations (BSO) No. 4.[6]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: KyawThu . 2020-07-01 . Myanmar Military Makes Major Reshuffle . 2023-02-18 . The Irrawaddy . en-US.
  2. Web site: 2021-07-21 . Myanmar: Junta Tribunals Impose 65 Death Sentences . 2023-02-18 . Human Rights Watch . en.
  3. Web site: 2021-12-02 . Myanmar: Protesters Targeted in March Massacre . 2023-02-22 . Human Rights Watch . en.
  4. Web site: Nyunt Win Swe . 2023-02-18 . Open Santions . 8 November 2022 . en.
  5. Web site: Canada . Global Affairs . 2023-01-31 . Backgrounder – Additional sanctions for Myanmar . 2023-02-18 . www.canada.ca.
  6. Web site: 2023-04-01 . Myanmar Junta Sacks Commander After Heavy Casualties in Karen State . 2023-04-03 . The Irrawaddy . en-US.