Tin Soe (general)

Brigadier General Tin Soe (Burmese: တင်စိုး) is a Burmese military officer. From 2019 to 2021, he served as the military attaché for the Myanmar embassy in Tokyo, Japan.[1][2] Following the 2021 Myanmar coup d'etat, he returned to Myanmar and was promoted to the rank of brigadier general. From August 2021 to July 2022, he was deployed to the Eastern Command headquarters in Taunggyi, Shan State.[3] In December 2021, troops from the Eastern Command committed the Mo So massacre, which killed 44 civilians.[2] In August 2022, Human Rights Watch reported that Tin Soe trained at the Joint Staff College, which is run by the Ministry of Defense (Japan).[2] In September 2022, the Japanese government announced it was suspending training programs for the Burmese military starting in 2023.[4][5]

For the Burmese diplomat, see Tin Soe.
In this Burmese name, the given name is Tin Soe. There is no family name.
Tin Soe
တင်စိုး
Personal details
BornBurma
(now Myanmar)
Military service
Allegiance Myanmar
Branch/serviceMyanmar Army
RankBrigadier General

See also

References
  1. "Myanmar Tatmadaw delegation arrives back home from Japan". MDN - Myanmar DigitalNews. Retrieved 2023-02-21.
  2. "Myanmar: Japan-Trained General Linked to Abusive Forces". Human Rights Watch. 2022-08-10. Retrieved 2023-02-21.
  3. "Japanese-Trained Myanmar Army General Involved in Massacre, HRW Says". The Irrawaddy. 2022-08-10. Retrieved 2023-02-21.
  4. "Japan to Stop Training Myanmar Military Officers". The Irrawaddy. 2022-09-21. Retrieved 2023-02-21.
  5. "Japan to Suspend Myanmar Military Training Program". Human Rights Watch. 2022-09-23. Retrieved 2023-02-21.
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