THREAD - Junta takes control of Village Tract and Ward Administration
Local admins are arguably the most important units of gov for most #Myanmar people
They deal with >90% of justice cases and are the main conduit for almost all interaction with gov
#WhatsHappeningInMyanmar
Local admins are arguably the most important units of gov for most #Myanmar people
They deal with >90% of justice cases and are the main conduit for almost all interaction with gov
#WhatsHappeningInMyanmar
This is especially the case in rural areas, where taxation, land registration, welfare payments and any number of other functions run through the Village Tract Administrator.
In the past week, the #MyanmarMilitary has gone back 10 years, reversing decentralisation reforms
In the past week, the #MyanmarMilitary has gone back 10 years, reversing decentralisation reforms
[AFAIK]
Now, Township Administrators (330 nationwide) are all uniformed military commanders
They names Ward and Village Tract Administrators, who are invariably men and stooges of the military-backed Union Solidarity and Development Party.
Even including nationalist monks
Now, Township Administrators (330 nationwide) are all uniformed military commanders
They names Ward and Village Tract Administrators, who are invariably men and stooges of the military-backed Union Solidarity and Development Party.
Even including nationalist monks
Here @htinkyawaye shared an example of an urban community that has padlocked the local Ward administrator's office with many locks to impede the local authority and support the #CivilDisobedienceMovement
https://twitter.com/htinkyawaye/status/1364583389928460298
In rural ethnic areas, particularly conflict-affected areas, many communities have one VA for the government and another for dealing with EAOs.
If the VA is again a military appointee, this person will often be blocked out by the local community, seen essentially as a spy.
If the VA is again a military appointee, this person will often be blocked out by the local community, seen essentially as a spy.
Yet another sign of how (re-)militarised Myanmar is becoming and how antagonistic this makes the state-society relationship once again.
Yet another aspect of the state that seems to be simply resetting to pre-2010 norms.
Yet another aspect of the state that seems to be simply resetting to pre-2010 norms.
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