Republic of the Union of Myanmar
Anti-Terrorism Central Committee
Notification 2/2024
14th Waning of Wagoung 1386 ME
(2 September 2024)
Terrorist group declared with reversing revocation of previous
terrorist group declaration
The Anti-Terrorism Central Committee has issued this notification by exercising the authority mentioned in Subsection (e) of Section 6 and Subsection (b) of Section 72 of the Counter-Terrorism Law, with the approval of the Union government.
1. The Anti-Terrorism Central Committee declared the United League of Arakan (ULA)/Arakan Army (AA) as a terrorist group under its notification 1/2020 dated 23 March 2020. However, the declaration against that terrorist group was revoked under notification of the central committee dated 11 March 2021 in order to restore durable peace nationwide in accord with the five-point roadmap and nine objectives adopted by the State Administration Council.
2. Currently, the United League of Arakan (ULA)/ Arakan Army (AA) still commits terror acts mentioned in the Counter-Terrorism Law by harming public security and their life and property and violently causing loss and damage to essential infrastructures of individuals or public, State-owned buildings, vehicles, machinery, and accessories, including the violent acts to blow up public roads and bridges, explode electric towers, fire on populated towns and villages from a far distance with the use of heavy weapons, drop bombs, kill innocent people, forcibly recruit new members and destroy State-owned buildings, vehicles, machinery and equipment. Moreover, the group based in the country is committing terror acts against the State.
3. As such, the Anti-Terrorism Central Committee has cancelled the revocation of its declaration over the aforementioned group under notification 1/2021 dated 11 March 2021 and has declared such a group as a terrorist group.
Chairman
Anti-Terrorism Central Committee