The deputy director of the Union Election Commission was reportedly shot dead in the township of Thingangyun in eastern Yangon.
Myanmar's military has led a bloody crackdown on dissent after seizing power in a coup more than two years ago, sparking social unrest and an economic crisis.
Deputy director Sai Kyaw Thu of the Union Election Commission was shot dead in the township of Thingangyun in eastern Yangon, the army's information team said in a statement.The military ousted civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi's elected government in February 2021 over unsubstantiated allegations of voter fraud in elections the previous year.
Last month the commission dissolved Suu Kyi's National League for Democracy party over its failure to re-register under tough new military-drafted electoral rules. Across the country, there are almost daily killings of low-level junta officials or alleged informers, with details murky and reprisals from the military often following quickly.
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