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Calls For Myanmar Govt to Scrap Terrorist Label for Arakan Army
Arakan Army fighters. / Nan Lwin Hnin Pwint / The Irrawaddy
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By Min Aung Khine 12 January 2021
Sittwe, Rakhine State A lawmaker from the Arakan National Party (ANP) submitted a proposal to the Rakhine State parliament on Monday, urging for the Arakan Army (AA) and its political wing, the United League of Arakan (ULA), to no longer be regarded as terrorist groups.
“If permanent peace is to be built, the terrorist label must be removed as it poses obstacles to the peace process,” said U Tun Tha Sein, who put forward the proposal.