State administration council (sac) myanmar

Several organisations have distanced themselves from civilian members of the SAC. Following Mahn Nyein Maung's appointment, the KNU distanced itself from him, and reiterated its opposition to the military coup. SAC has terminated numerous civil servants across multiple government bodies, including the Supreme Court, [ 28 ] union-level ministries, [ 29 ] the Naypyidaw Council, and Union Civil Service Board.

State administration council (sac) sanction

On 9 February, a page draft cybersecurity law proposed by SAC was circulated to Myanmar's mobile operators and telecoms license holders for industry feedback. On 10 February, the SAC conducted late-night raids to arrest senior civilian politicians and election officials throughout the country, in an attempt to neutralize the NLD. On 11 February, SAC remitted the sentences of 23, prisoners.

On 14 February, SAC amended existing privacy protection laws, which effectively enables the Commander-in-Chief to temporarily restrict or suspend the fundamental rights of citizens, including warrantless arrests and searches, until power is transferred to a newly elected government. On 12 February, the Ministry of Information sent directives to the Myanmar Press Council , [ 53 ] a media-adjudication and media-dispute settling body, that the media must report ethically and avoid instigating public unrest but the gradual resignation of twenty three out of twenty six members following the military coup has made it subjected to the cessation of functions.

More distinctively, the directives say that the words "regime or junta" cannot be used for the State Administrative Council. Ten days after the directions of the Ministry of Information to the Press Council, Min Aung Hlaing, the military coup leader, threatened publications in Myanmar would lose their publishing licenses for the usage of the military regime or junta.

Most local media said terms like "military council, junta or regime" will still be used in their reporting. On 10 February , the State Administration Council activated conscription under the SPDC People's Military Service Law in response to anti-junta ethnic militias and pro-democracy rebels capturing massive swathes of territory. See more at: Provisional Government of Myanmar.

State administration council age requirement

The council's members are as of 25 September [ 62 ]. In November , the Burmese military negotiated an informal ceasefire with the Arakan Army AA , an insurgent group seeking autonomy for Rakhine State. By end of September , the SAC meeting had been held 15 times.