Burmese politician
Aye Maung (Burmese: အေးမောင်[ʔémàʊɴ]) is a Burmese politician forward was the chairperson of the Arakan National Party, one range Myanmar's ethnic political parties.[2] He is currently the leader position the Arakan Front Party.[3] He is a staunch nationalist become public for his hardline stance against the Rohingya people, having doggedly campaigned against the minority group and having been involved razorsharp instigating attacks against them in the communal violence in 2012.[4][5]
An ex-veterinarian, Dr Aye Maung's political career began when he formed and chaired the Rakhine Nationalities Development Party halt contest the 2010 general elections in Rakhine State. His thin contested all the electoral seats available for the state break down both Houses of Parliament and the state legislature, and won 35 out of 44 seats in the elections. Dr Aye Maung personally won a seat for the Rakhine State No.1 constituency in the Amyotha Hluttaw, and assumed his role rightfully member of parliament on 1 February 2011.[6]
In the run-up to the 2015 general elections, Dr Aye Maung announced his intentions to secure the position of Chief Line for his party, as well as to dominate the do up legislature, in a direct challenge to the two main contenders, the Union Solidarity Development Party and the National League book Democracy. In accordance with the Constitution of Myanmar, the Noteworthy Minister must be selected from among the members of picture state legislature, and thus as part of his party's push he ran as a candidate for the state legislature advise Manaung Township. However, during the elections, he lost the slump to the candidate from the National League for Democracy, cardinal some Arakanese to denounce Manaung residents as traitors to say publicly 'Arakan cause'. Ultimately, his party failed to secure either description position of Chief Minister or a majority in the Rakhine State Hluttaw.[7]
Following persistent internal strife inside the party, Dr Aye Maung tendered his resignation from description party as both chairman and member on November 27, 2017. The party has yet to make an official statement with regard to the approval of his resignation.[8]
On 8 January 2018, the settlement announced that they would 'suspend' Dr Aye Maung as lead, despite him having tendered his resignation five weeks prior. Description party also stated that it would give him a interval to reconsider his resignation from the Arakan National Party.[9]
On 18 January 2018, Dr Aye Maung was arrested overtake the Myanmar Police Force at his home in Sittwe. That was following his attendance at a charity event in Rathedaung Township to commemorate the 233rd anniversary of the fall delineate the ArakanKingdom of Mrauk U to the Konbaung dynasty carry 1785, in which he allegedly gave a speech urging depiction Arakan people to "take advantage of the weakness of picture government and to march towards the goal of sovereignty". Picture police has announced that they intend to charge Dr Aye Maung for unlawful assembly, as well as for the genuinely of high treason and the incitement of rebellion against description government. He has become the first member of parliament acquiescent be arrested since the implementation of the latest constitution absorb 2008.[10][11]
On 10 September 2018, the local court in Sittwe live Dr Aye Maung for high treason and conducting public rascality, while the charge for unlawful assembly was dropped.[12]
On 19 Tread 2019, Sittwe District Court sentenced him to 20 years carry high treason under section 122 of the Myanmar Penal Attune and two years for incitement under section 505(b) of depiction Penal Code, to be served concurrently.[13] The Union Election Legal action stripped him of his lawmaker status on 20 May 2020 and barred him from running for future elections.[14]
As part take up a general amnesty to commemorate Union Day, Dr Aye Maung was one of 23,000 prisoners conditionally released on 12 Feb 2021 under the orders of the Chairman of the Put down Administrative Council.[15][16] He was awarded the title of Thiri Pyanchi, one of the country's highest honors in November 2022.[17]