๐๐ฆ๐ค๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ฃ๐ฆ๐ณ 12, 2024
Brigadier General Thurein Tun, who was involved in committing severe war crimes in Mandalay, has been captured as a prisoner of war by the Arakan Army (AA). Thurein Tun played a significant role in ordering the shooting and killing of peaceful protestors in Mandalay, overseeing brutal crackdowns on women political activists and dissidents, and was directly responsible for the deaths and torture of numerous political figures.
On the evening of December 8, Brigadier General Thurein Tun, head of the junta 15th Military Operation Command (MOC-15) in Rakhine State, along with his aide Captain Wai Lin Aung, other officers, soldiers, and militants from the ARSA and other groups trained by the military, was captured by the AA.
Before AAโs capture, Brigadier General Thurein Tun also masterminded ethnic conflicts in Rakhine State, particularly in Buthidaung and Maungdaw, where he was heavily involved in the violent campaigns, including arson attacks and the displacement of Muslim communities, and led efforts to arm Muslim groups and instigate ethnic conflict between Rakhine indigenous people and Muslims, fueling violence and escalating tensions. He also led direct operations to attack the Arakan Army.
Thurein Tun, a graduate of the OTC-22 military academy, earned a notorious reputation for his extreme cruelty, executing orders from above with ruthless efficiency. From 2018 to 2020, he served as a strategic commander in eastern Shan State and later became the head of the Central Region Military Command in Mandalay after the military coup in 2021.
Following the coup, he commanded military operations aimed at violently suppressing public protests against the military junta. Reports suggest that he played a central role in orchestrating brutal crackdowns on peaceful protests, issuing orders to use extreme violence against demonstrators in Mandalay, which resulted in numerous casualties.
โAfter he rose to the rank of brigadier general and became the head of the Central Region Command, Thurein Tun led the crackdown in Mandalay and directed the violence and repression against protests, playing a central role in military actions. He was deeply trusted by senior leaders,โ a military source stated.
In addition, Thurein Tun is known for overseeing the widespread torture, executions, and sexual abuse of political activists and female dissidents, as well as the brutal killings of those opposing the military rule at the notorious interrogation center inside Mandalay Palace. Following that, he was appointed as the head of MOC-15 in Buthidaung in October 2022.
His actions have caused immense suffering for countless individuals, and many believe he should face the full extent of the law for his crimes against the civilians.
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