Assessing how the junta’s second chapter of rule will impact Chin State

The junta leader described the more than four and a half years of rule since the coup as the regime’s first chapter, announcing that a second chapter has now begun. This declaration followed the junta’s move to prolong its grip on power by rebranding the State Administration Council (SAC), the coup regime’s governing body, as a new entity called the National Security and Peace Commission (NSPC).

On July 31, coup leader Senior General Min Aung Hlaing convened a meeting of the National Defense and Security Council (NDSC), where it was decided to dissolve the SAC and establish the NSPC. During the meeting, full authority was formally transferred from SAC leader Min Aung Hlaing to acting president Min Aung Hlaing, the very same person, simply shifting from one role to another.

The NSPC was established under Min Aung Hlaing’s leadership to provide necessary guidance for the successful conduct of the upcoming election, as well as to promote security and peace, the NDSC meeting announced. The NDSC meeting also urged all political parties to make necessary preparations ahead of the junta-orchestrated election scheduled for December.