Announcement as terrorist groups: CCCT announced MNDAA and TNLA as terrorist groups

The Central Committee for Counter Terrorism of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar issued an announcement as terrorist groups with notification No (1/2024) on September 2, 2024.

The full text of the notification is as following.The Central Committee for Counter Terrorism exercising the authority under the Counter Terrorism Law Sections 6, subsection (e), and Section-72, subsection (b), with the agreement of the Union Government, has issued this notification.

The Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army (MNDAA) and Ta'ang National Liberation Army(TNLA) armed insurgent groups have committed acts of terrorism under the Counter Terrorism Law. These include severe damage to public infrastructure, such as roads and bridges, by planting mines and destroying electrical towers, as well as attacking populated areas with heavy weapons, dropping bombs, killing innocent civilians, forcibly recruiting people, and destroying state-owned buildings, vehicles, machinery, and supplies.

Additionally, they have continued to commit acts of terrorism within the country.Therefore, Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army (MNDAA) and Ta'ang National Liberation Army(TNLA) armed insurgent groups committing the abovesaid acts of terrosimthe are hereby designated as a terrorist organizations. The notification is signed by the Chairman of the Central Committee for Counter Terrorism.