Former Rakhine State Chief Minister Nyi Pu and former State Ministers Aung Kyaw Zan, Kyaw Aye Thein, Min Aung and Kyaw Lwin have been charged under the Anti-Corruption Law, according to a statement issued by the Tatmadaw True News Information Team on the evening of August 12.

According to the statement, the commission has set up an investigation team against Nyi Pu, the former Chief Minister of Rakhine State, and other officials in accordance with the Anti-Corruption Law. The former Chief Minister, former Minister for Finance, Tax, Planning and Economy Kyaw Aye Thein, former Minister for Electricity, Industry and Road Transport Aung Kyaw Zan and former Minister for Agriculture, Livestock, Forestry and Mines Kyaw Lwin had not complied with the directive No. (1/2017) of the President's Office regarding the identification of low-cost land on the floodplain type of river in Gwa creek between Ywama and Kin Yone wards in Gwa Township, by granting a related company without scrutinizing its information, investment capital, work experience, technical skills, skilled workers, required vehicles and the availability of mechanisms, by signing an agreement to manage the low-cost land reclamation without the opinion of the Union Attorney General's Office and legal advice from the State Attorney General's, as the land type of the project is river and underwater type, it has not been submitted to the Union Government in accordance with land procedures, as the project was allowed to operate without any assessment of environmental damage, scallops which are naturally abundant and the fishing catch has decreased, affecting the livelihoods of the local people and over Ks535 million were paid to the company for costs and compensation, which was not included in the contract for the Gone Thaung Land Development Project, while they were served in the Rakhine State government. The statement added that the state’s fund and property were lost and damaged.

In addition, the former State Chief Minister, former Minister for Finance, Tax, Planning and Economy Kyaw Aye Thein and Former Minister for Electricity, Industry and Road Transport Aung Kyaw Zan allowed a related company to operate three state-owned buildings in the Rakhine state government without having to scrutinize the company's information. A total of over Ks55 million was provided by the State Construction Scrutiny Committee to fund the renovation of the building without any scrutiny. Although the company is not operating, the failure to return all three buildings to the Rakhine State government so far is a matter of state finances, which caused the state funds and property were lost and damaged, it said.

Moreover the former State Chief Minister, the former State Chief Minister, former Minister for Finance, Tax, Planning and Economy Kyaw Aye Thein and Former Minister for Electricity, Industry and Road Transport Aung Kyaw Zan didn’t add more than 865 million kyats of the account balance to the state development fund in accordance with the financial procedures of the Regional Development Fund, according to the report of the Rakhine State Auditor General's Office, which caused the state funds and property were lost and damaged, it said.

In addition, Min Aung, former Minister for Development Affairs of the Rakhine State Government, carry out the construction of five markets, which is not included in the allowance of the state government, without the permission of the Hluttaw during the time of the State Government in accordance with the tender procedures of the President's Office Directive No. (1/2017). The contract with a company to build Myoma Market in Taungup, was not signed with the winning bid price of over Ks1.45 billion, but the tender price was set at over Ks1.57 billion on December 15, 2017 and the first installment of 25% which is over Ks390 million was paid to the construction company on March 21, 2018, which caused to lost more than 30 million kyats from the state budget, it said.

In the process of managing public finances, In violation of the existing laws, rules and regulations to lose the state's money and property, the first complaint was lodged against the former Rakhine State Chief Minister and four former state ministers under Section 55 of the Anti-Corruption Law at the Sittwe Township Police Station on August 12, 2021, according to a statement.