NarinjaraNews, March 23,2023

According to U Khaing Kyaw Khaing, the Secretary of theArakan Liberation Party (ALP), Daw Saw Mra Raza Lin, until recently the ALP’s vice-chairman, has beenexpelled from the ALP party, andis no longer associated with the party.

Secretary U Khaing Kyaw Khaing told Narinjara News that DawSaw Mra Raza Lin is no longer associated with the Arakan Liberation Party (ALP) due to herviolation of the party's rules andregulations to establish a new party using the ALP party, themilitary's name, the logo, and the flag without notifying party chairman Khaing Ray Khaing and thecentral committee members.

The party did not accept the recent reorganization thatinvolved Daw Saw Mra Raza Lin, the ALP’svice chairman, assuming the position of party chairman through the formation ofa new central committee. As aresult, Daw Saw Mra Raza Lin has been expelled from the ALP party and is no longer associated with the party.

“ Shemade herself the chairman without informing the chairman and 90 percent of thecentral committee. She has no legitimacy and is completely unrelatedto the ALP party,”headded.

Regarding the issue, the ALP, led by Chairman Khaing RayKhaing, released an explanation signed by General Secretary Khaing Kyaw Khaing on March 20.

After the Military Council arrested ALP’s Deputy Chief of Staff BrigadierGeneral Khaing Min Soe and two soldiers on February 16, reportedly following orders from Daw Saw Mra Raza Lin,resulted in a split among theparty’s leaders.

Subsequently, Daw Saw Mya Yarzar Lin issued a statementdeclaring herself as the new chairman ofthe Arakan Liberation Party on March 5, stating that after forming a newpolitical leadership group for theArakan Liberation Party according to the wishes of the majority of the centralleaders, they continued to followthe path of peace with the National Ceasefire Agreement (NCA), but it was different from the path that ChairmanKhaing Ray Khaing wanted to take. It is also stated that through the path of peace that is believed, the party will be reorganizedand established with people whoshare the same purpose for the benefit of Rakhine State and the people ofRakhine. Narinjara attempted tocontact Daw Saw Mra Raza Lin for comment but was unable to get in touch.

The ALP party was first formed on April 9, 1967. It wasre-formed for the fourth time in January 2022,with Chairman Khaing Ray Khaing leading the party.