Three reports placed by the Information Ministry fanned the flames of Rakhine’s sectarian conflict in 2012, according to the former editor of a state-owned newspaper.
Where Is Spokesman U Zaw Htay?
The ousted NLD government’s spokesman, U Zaw Htay, is seen during a press conference in Naypyitaw on Jan. 8, 2021. / Thiha Lwin / The Irrawaddy.
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By The Irrawaddy 8 February 2021
At his last press briefing in Naypyitaw on Jan. 8, U Zaw Htay, spokesman for Myanmar’s soon-to-be-toppled government, denied that President U Win Myint or State Counselor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi had done anything that breached the Constitution or the Union Election Commission (UEC)’s rules while campaigning ahead of the Nov. 8 general election. He was responding to a legal challenge mounted against the two state leaders by two of the losing, military-aligned parties in the election.