IN the near future, the United Nations Credentials Committee will review and decide on the appointment of Permanent Representatives and Ambassadors for UN member states.
The position of Ambassador is nominated by the respective government; the credentials of the representative are examined by a nine-member Credentials Committee.
Due to the political developments in 2021, consideration of the representation of Myanmar was deferred. However, Kyaw Moe Tun, who was appointed by the NLD government in October 2020, lacks official representation rights for Myanmar under Credentials Committee Rule-29. Since he has not yet been removed from his seat, he is currently seen acting in the capacity of an interim Permanent Representative at the UN.
Due to political legitimacy disputes over the government that assumed state responsibilities from 2021 to April 2026, former Ambassador Kyaw Moe Tun, appointed by the NLD government, has been able to act misleadingly in UN informal meetings as if he represents Myanmar.
In the upcoming Credentials Committee meeting during the 81st United Nations General Assembly, member states must consider whether to recognize the Permanent Representative nominated by the Government of Myanmar, or alternatively, to leave the seat vacant or defer consideration of the matter, as has been the practice in previous years.
Therefore, three key points are presented for the consideration of the members of the Credentials Committee and the broader UN Community, clarifying the status of former Ambassador Kyaw Moe Tun, and reflecting the legitimate demands and aspirations of the people of Myanmar.
First, former Ambassador Kyaw Moe Tun is a traitorous employee and a fugitive who has been charged under the existing laws of Myanmar, a UN member state. The charges against him are not political; arrest warrants were issued for committing treason and rebellion against the state under Penal Code Section 122(2), Unlawful Associations Act Section 17(1), Public Property Protection Act Section 6(1) and Penal Code Section 124(1). Furthermore, as a high-ranking diplomat of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, he failed to comply with State orders and directives, pledged allegiance to, and represented an organization that was declared illegal. Consequently, he was dismissed from civil service on 27 February 2021, and legal action was taken against him under the Anti-Terrorist Law and Cyber Communication Law 66(D).
It has been learned through investigation that Kyaw Moe Tun, a fugitive facing arrest warrants for criminal offences, misappropriated state funds belonging to the Permanent Mission of Myanmar to the UN in New York for personal gain. Successive Myanmar governments deposited operating expenses for the permanent mission to the UN into an official embassy account at Bank of America in New York. As of February 2021, the Mission maintained the remaining balances of over 30,000 Euros and 2.8 million US Dollars. According to bank regulations, a joint account was opened under the names of the Ambassador and another individual to withdraw and utilize these funds.
The schemer Kyaw Moe Tun removed the joint signatory by exploiting the regulations of the Bank and the authority of the Ambassador so that he could gain sole control over the State funds held in the joint account for his personal use. These funds constitute State assets designated strictly for the operational expenditures of the Permanent Mission of Myanmar; personal use of these funds is prohibited, and annual auditing in accordance with financial procedures is required. However, due to the fugitive Kyaw Moe Tun’s misappropriation of these funds, it is learned that only a small amount of balance currently remains in the Bank of America account.
Thus, as a criminal fugitive, traitor Kyaw Moe Tun has also committed the offence of embezzling State assets. This financial crime caused a loss to state funds during financial management, constituting corruption under Section 3(a)(2) of the Anti-Corruption Law.
The Credentials Committee is requested not to allow such a morally corrupt individual and fugitive to stand or operate on the UN stage.
The schemer Kyaw Moe Tun committed high treason as part of a premeditated scheme to secure political asylum and residency in the United States using Mission-owned funds. In carrying out this scheme, he manipulated the Mission’s official bank account to enable sole control for withdrawals, while also arranging for his parents and family members to enter the United States unlawfully through illegal channels so that they could reside with him.
Furthermore, to carry out his operational activities in New York, he facilitated the unlawful entry into the United States of former foreign service personnel who joined Disloyal Civil Servants (DCS) – namely, Su Su Aung, former Second Secretary of the Embassy of Myanmar in Washington, DC, Kaung Htet, former Second Secretary of the Embassy of Myanmar in Tel Aviv, Israel, and Zun Su Mon Oo, former attaché of the Embassy of Myanmar in Phnom Penh, Cambodia – to serve as his assistants. Therefore, I would like to inform Your Excellency that his family members and assistants are individuals residing in the United States after entering through illegal channels under the pretext of refugees.
It is also learnt that certain Myanmar nationals abroad are currently organizing public rallies aimed at preventing his removal from the United Nations arena. The primary objective behind these events is merely to shield him from his criminal offences, financial scandals, and the unlawful immigration status of his family members residing illegally in the United States. These rallies, conducted under the guise of public support gatherings in coordination with overseas NUG supporters, are nothing more than incitements promoting terrorism. The majority of his supporters are individuals who have migrated to foreign countries under various circumstances across successive Myanmar governments and have a hostile mindset toward the incumbent government.
Rather than acting on genuine political conviction, most of these individuals exploit democracy and human rights in their host countries under a political cloak to secure financial grants and donations for personal comfort. Consequently, their so-called public rallies do not represent the vast majority of the Myanmar people who desire peace and stability of the nation. Instead, these are sham demonstrations organized by small gatherings to create photo opportunities for media coverage, serving solely to accord him personal protection in line with their usual pattern of activities.
The Credentials Committee is requested by the People of Myanmar, who want to live with peace and stability, not to allow such an individual whose conduct is inconsistent with the ethical standards expected of a public official and who remains a fugitive, to continue representing Myanmar or to act in its name within the United Nations.
This demand is not a personal attack, nor a request for the UN to arrest and punish him. It is a call for his immediate removal because someone who has violated national laws and committed financial fraud does not deserve the title of UN Permanent Representative for Myanmar.
Second, I would like to highlight that Kyaw Moe Tun is not eligible under Rule 27 and Rule 29 for the UN Permanent Representative position for Myanmar.
By the Rule-27 UN member states present credentials for their representatives to the Secretary-General, issued by the Head of State, Head of Government, or Minister for Foreign Affairs. Kyaw Moe Tun was nominated under this rule by the NLD government in 2020. By 2026, the NLD government that appointed him no longer exists, and his representation is clearly for a non-governmental, terrorist organization rather than Myanmar.
Due to the decision made by the Credentials Committee five years ago, the Government of Myanmar has been unable to appoint an official Permanent Representative or Ambassador to its Mission to the United Nations. As a result, the governing administration operating under the constitution is deprived of presenting its policies at the UN, and opportunities to cooperate effectively with the UN on humanitarian aid for the people of Myanmar are being lost.
Therefore, the Credentials Committee is requested to bring to an end the continued deferral of Myanmar’s representation, to cease recognizing Kyaw Moe Tun as Myanmar’s representative under Rule 29, and to appoint the candidate proposed by the Head of the elected Government under Rule 27.
Third, a person supporting an illegal terrorist group should not remain as a UN Permanent Representative. In this regard, an important consideration is whether the NUG, which Kyaw Moe Tun represents, has been recognized or designated as a terrorist organization by the International Community. We are not asking the UN to designate the NUG as a terrorist organization, but are presenting evidence that former Ambassador Kyaw Moe Tun should not be granted diplomatic immunity on the UN stage to openly support an organization currently monitored by international counter-terrorism bodies.
The acts of violence committed by the NUG and its affiliate PDF groups designated as illegal terrorist organizations by a member state under existing laws are documented in terrorism index reports by the Global Terrorism Trends and Analysis Centre.
Although the UN has not officially recognized the NUG or labelled it a terrorist organization, the NUG and its affiliated PDF groups continue to carry out targeted assassinations of innocent civilians under an “if you disagree, you are the enemy” mindset (labelling them Dalans (informants)). They also destroy non-military state infrastructure, roads, and bridges, deliberately targeting education and health sectors under an “Utter Devastation Policy” aimed at internal instability. These facts have already been witnessed by the UN and Credentials Committee members.
Allowing a fugitive former ambassador, who represents neither the State nor the Government of Myanmar, to hold up a three-finger salute and openly support the NUG requires reconsideration by the Credentials Committee.
A critical concern is that enabling an unaccredited diplomat to challenge a state’s authority from the UN floor sets a dangerous precedent, effectively normalizing betrayal of the sovereign Government.
The United Nations typically relies on precedent when addressing controversial matters, such as the case of fugitive Kyaw Moe Tun. If the Credentials Committee were to make a politically biased decision to retain a law-breaking, criminal, and terror-supporting individual like Kyaw Moe Tun, it could set a troubling precedent, leading to a similar case in the future and undermining the dignity, credibility and integrity of the United Nations.
The people of Myanmar believe it is inappropriate for the fugitive Kyaw Moe Tun to exploit diplomatic immunity to openly support and endorse the NUG and PDF – groups that the state government has designated as terrorist organizations in accordance with existing laws.
The request of the people of Myanmar is neither a personal attack on Kyaw Moe Tun nor a demand for the UN to automatically remove him. Rather, it is an urgent call for the members of the Credentials Committee to act in accordance with UN regulations, and consider the appointment of the Permanent Representative proposed by the elected Government arising from current political developments.
Therefore, the people of Myanmar view the true identity of the fugitive Kyaw Moe Tun’s continued misuse of diplomatic immunity as unacceptable the true identity of him and request his removal as Myanmar’s representative at the upcoming 81st Credentials Committee meeting.
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