Fresh from his election victory at the KNU Congress, KNU Chairman Saw Mutu Say Poe has announced a new ‘Four Principles’ to replace the four principles of KNU founder, Saw Ba U Gyi.
The move to change the ‘Four Principles’ is a bold one, as for decades they have been a cornerstone of the ethnic Karen struggle for rights and self-determination.
A KNU insider told Burma Tha Din, “Mutu is feeling very confident now he has been re-elected and ensured his rivals and critics have no senior positions. Having got 139 votes out of the 5 million Karen people, he feels he has a mandate to do what he likes.”
Saw Mutu Say Poe’s New Four Principles are:
For me, surrender is an option
Sale of Karen State natural resources must be complete
We shall retain our petrol stations
Harn Yawnghwe shall decide our political destiny
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