Ten senior members of the military government have been forced into retirement on health grounds following the extension of emergency rule for another six months, according to an announcement issued by the junta on Wednesday.
Chief Justice Tun Tun Oo, Auditor-General Tin Oo, Myanmar Anti-Corruption Commission chairman Htay Aung and Myanmar National Human Rights Commission chairman Hla Myint were among those forced to resign.
Tun Tun Oo has served as chief justice since President Thein Sein’s quasi-civilian administration. He was an official at the Office of Military Advocate General for 25 years, rising to the post of assistant advocate general before leaving the office. He was appointed deputy chief justice in 2007 and became chief justice in 2011. He continued to hold the post under the now ousted civilian government and after the 2021 coup. The 67-year-old was sanctioned by the European Union in November 2022.
Others forced to retire include Religious Affairs and Culture Minister Ko Ko, Electricity Minister Thaung Han, Energy Minister Myo Myint Oo and Labor Minister Pwint Hsan.
Members of the junta’s governing body, the State Administration Council (SAC), Maung Ko and Aung Kyaw Min were also forced to step down, while council member Kyaw Tun was promoted to the central advisory body of the SAC.
Following his extension of emergency rule starting on August 1, junta boss Min Aung Hlaing also reconstituted his 18-member SAC with all the generals keeping the same positions in the new body.
