Karen Armed Group Leader Condemned for Backing Talks With Junta
Karen Armed Group Leader Condemned for Backing Talks With Junta
Myanmar Army Chief Senior General Min Aung Hlaing meets Karen National Union Chairman Saw Mutu Sae Poe on Oct. 29, 2019 at the military compound in Naypyitaw. / Thoolei News / Facebook
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By The Irrawaddy 11 May 2021
A public statement by General Saw Mutu Sae Poe, chairman of the Karen National Union, issued on Monday in which he urged stakeholders to follow the negotiation channel to solve Myanmar’s political problems prompted huge criticism in Myanmar, including from the Karen community.
The statement came after the military launched air strikes on civilians from late March to early May in retaliation for attacks on military outposts by Brigade Five of the KNU’s armed wing, the Karen National Liberation Army.