As there is a need to deal with violence effectively, the important townships have been placed under martial law and measures will be taken to reduce the violence, said Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, Chairman of State Administration Council (SAC) in the guidance meeting held on February 9 regarding the upcoming procedures of the SAC.

Due to the need to effectively deal with violence during the second term of emergency, martial law has been imposed in important townships, and measures will be taken to reduce violence. The imposition of martial law is only for criminals and will not be affected to the public. People should be able to live and move freely in accordance with the rules. During the next six months, the stability of these areas will also improve to some extent, said the SAC Chairman.

The Tatmadaw is carrying out operations in the areas designated as operational areas, as well as carrying out anti-terrorism activities in areas not designated as operational areas in accordance with the law. Martial law was issued only in areas that were difficult to control. As a result of these measures, violence has significantly decreased since April 2022. The security forces are continuing to work to reduce and eliminate violence, he said.

In addition, in the early stages of the transition of 2023, there was a slight resurgence of violence. It will be seen that arson attacks on relevant organizations, departmental buildings and documents, mine attacks and threats and killings of state employees and volunteers, have been carried out to disrupt the necessary preliminary preparations for the holding of the election. At the meeting of the National Defense and Security Council (1/2023), the actions and findings during the state of emergency were presented to the Acting President and there are still needs to continue to maintain peace and stability of the state in the current period. The emergency period had to be extended again due to the need for peace and stability, he said.

Also, due to the actions of the terrorists, there were many damages and losses of state-owned and private properties. The damage is more than 4900 without normal damage. There were more than 8,500 attacks with grenades, mines and homemade bombs. There were more than 9,700 attacks and more than 1,230 arson attacks. A lot of munitions including more than 17,690 weapons and 27,200 mines and bombs were seized from terrorists during the incident. It was found that these weapons and ammunitions were obtained from the EAOs and foreign countries. The monks and innocent people were killed and injured because of the so-called terrorists, PDF. They also carried out acts of vandalism, including attacks on the railways, roads and bridges and communication towers, he said.

The financial costs incurred by the state to rebuild state-owned and public buildings are losses for the state. We want them to understand that it is not the loss of a government, but the loss of the national interests that the state must move forward. It must be seen that they are working to obtain democracy through violent means. The beliefs and concepts of the ethnic armed groups and the beliefs and concepts of the terrorist group are not the same.; Most ethnic armed organizations have signed the NCA. The armed organizations that emerged after 2021 are organizations that emerged due to disagreements on democracy. In a democratic system, armed violence is not allowed in any country. It is not allowed by any government. Those who commit terrorist acts need to understand democracy, said the SAC Chair.