Nyunt Win Swe
{{Short description|Burmese military officer}}
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Lieutenant General Nyunt Win Swe ({{langx|my|ညွန့်ဝင်းဆွေ}}), (BC - 25982), is a Burmese military officer and current Commander of Bureau of Special Operation No. 4.
Military career
He was appointed to the post in June 2020, and previously served as the commandant of the Defence Services Medical Academy and commander of the Southwestern Command.{{Cite web |last=KyawThu |date=2020-07-01 |title=Myanmar Military Makes Major Reshuffle |url=https://www.irrawaddy.com/news/burma/myanmar-military-makes-major-reshuffle.html |access-date=2023-02-18 |website=The Irrawaddy |language=en-US}}
In the aftermath of the 2021 Myanmar coup d'état, the military junta declared martial law in Yangon, the country's largest city, an act that effectively granted Nyunt Win Swe with administrative and judicial powers in Yangon's townships.{{Cite web |date=2021-07-21 |title=Myanmar: Junta Tribunals Impose 65 Death Sentences |url=https://www.hrw.org/news/2021/07/21/myanmar-junta-tribunals-impose-65-death-sentences |access-date=2023-02-18 |website=Human Rights Watch |language=en}} Nyunt Win Swe led military and police forces who committed the Hlaingthaya massacre on 14 March 2021.{{Cite web |date=2021-12-02 |title=Myanmar: Protesters Targeted in March Massacre |url=https://www.hrw.org/news/2021/12/02/myanmar-protesters-targeted-march-massacre |access-date=2023-02-22 |website=Human Rights Watch |language=en}} He has been sanctioned by the European Union, Switzerland, and Canada for violating human rights and committing crimes against civilians in the Yangon Command.{{Cite web |title=Nyunt Win Swe |url=https://www.opensanctions.org/entities/NK-nFRCYQ4ACeipxP5DJiAM6Z/ |access-date=2023-02-18 |website=Open Santions |date=8 November 2022 |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Canada |first=Global Affairs |date=2023-01-31 |title=Backgrounder – Additional sanctions for Myanmar |url=https://www.canada.ca/en/global-affairs/news/2023/01/backgrounder--additional-sanctions.html |access-date=2023-02-18 |website=www.canada.ca}}
In April 2023, he was promoted to the rank of lieutenant general, succeeding Khin Hlaing as the head of Bureau of Special Operations (BSO) No. 4.{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2023-04-01 |title=Myanmar Junta Sacks Commander After Heavy Casualties in Karen State |url=https://www.irrawaddy.com/news/burma/myanmar-junta-sacks-commander-after-heavy-casualties-in-karen-state.html |access-date=2023-04-03 |website=The Irrawaddy |language=en-US}}
See also
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