Lieutenant General Phone Myat (Burmese: ဘုန်းမြတ်; born c. 1964) is a Burmese military officer and current commander of the Bureau of Special Operations (BSO) No. 3, which encompasses military forces in Ayeyarwady, Bago and Magway Regions, and Rakhine and Chin States. He has been sanctioned by the European Union, Switzerland, and Canada for violating human rights and committing crimes against civilians in the aftermath of the 2021 Myanmar coup d'état.[1][2]
Military career
Thet Pon graduated from the Officers Training School, Bahtoo.[3] He served as the commander of the Northeastern Command from 2017 to 2018, the Western Command from May 2019 to July 2020, and was appointed as a deputy minister for border affairs from 2020 to 2021.[4][1] He was appointed as commander of BSO No. 3 in April 2021.[1] As of October 2022, he administered the Office of the Commander-in-Chief.[4]
See also
References
- ^ a b c "Phone Myat". Open Sanctions. 8 November 2022. Retrieved 2023-02-18.
- ^ "Backgrounder – Additional sanctions for Myanmar". Government of Canada. 2023-01-31. Retrieved 2023-02-18.
- ^ Htet, Thu (2020-07-28). "Myanmar's Western Commander Appointed Deputy Minister at Military-Controlled Border Affairs Ministry". The Irrawaddy. Retrieved 2023-02-19.
- ^ a b "Myanmar Generals Welcomed by Bangladesh Military Chiefs". The Irrawaddy. 2022-10-28. Retrieved 2023-02-19.