One of the big actions taken by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) is to charge Dr Le Le Maw, former Chief Minister of Taninthayi Region, for committing corruption.
She is one of the two chief ministers appointed in NLD led government era.
She represented the NLD and became an MP representing Thayetchaung Constituency in the 2015 general election. She had been praised in social media in her early years as a Chief Minister for Tanintharyi Region as she supervised building roads and bridges in the region.
However, locals and party members complaint of bribe cases to State Counsellor during her trip to Tanintharyi Region in February 2019 and action was taken on her and Managing Director Thein Htwe, Director Aung Myat and Thura Ohn from GGS Company.
Moreover, the ACC also opened a case against Director General Chit Toe and Director Min Khaing of the Hydropower Implementation Department under the Ministry of Electricity and Energy on September 26 for abuse of power and accepting bribes from tender bidders relating to the design and construction of Upper Yeywar hydropower project and No.3 Shwe Li hydropower project.
Furthermore, the ACC also opened a case against Director General Tun Lwin Oo, Deputy Director-General Ko Ko Oo (now advisor and retired Deputy Director-General), Director Thaung Lwin (now Deputy Director-General) and Deputy Director Aung Kyaw Muu (now Director) from Directorate of Water Resources and Improvement of River Systems in related with corruption charges on April 10.
The commission also opened cases against Labour Consul San Maung Oo at Myanmar embassy in Thailand, MP Kyaw Myo Min of Moenyo Constituency, Police Major Thein Naing, deputy head of Ottara district police force, Police Inspector Kyaw Thu and Police Sub-inspector Tun Tun Lwin from Ottara district police force, and Dr Aung Zaw, factory manager of the Pharmaceutical Factory (Insein) BPI in related with corruption issues.
The commission also sent a formal letter to Central Bank of Myanmar to investigate whether Win Khaing, Union Minister for Electricity and Energy and his wife, Deputy Minister Tun Tun Naing and his wife had opened bank accounts under their names or not in 2019. However, the commission cannot publicize what they found.
The commission had a total of 10,543 complaint letters in 2018 and 46 people were charged. It had 9,359 complaint letters till November 2019 and 74 people are charged.
