Myanmar's Top Election Official Assassinated by Rebels.

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Myanmar's Top Election Official Assassinated by Rebels.
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Sai Kyaw Thu, the deputy director-general of Myanmar's Union Election Commission, was assassinated in Yangon by urban guerrilla group "For The Yangon," which opposes the military-installed government. The group claimed that Sai Kyaw Thu was targeted for being a plaintiff in the election fraud case against Aung San Suu Kyi and for being the deputy director-general of the illegal election commission of the military council. The military seized power in February 2021 and has since clamped down harshly on opponents, triggering widespread armed resistance.

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