Lieutenant General Tun Tun Naung, former Interior Minister of Myanmar who once led the junta’s crackdown on telecom fraud and online gambling, has been expelled from the military for allegedly accepting "protection fees" from scam groups, and has even had his pension revoked.
Anti-junta online media The Irrawaddy quoted sources as saying that Tun Tun Naung was appointed to a key position on the "Central Supervisory Committee for Combating Telecom Fraud and Online Gambling" last December, leading the junta's anti-fraud campaign. However, Chinese authorities later reported to Myanmar that Tun Tun Naung was suspected of profiting from several fraud centers in northern Shan State, prompting the military’s security agency to launch an investigation.
Sources in Naypyidaw revealed: “After receiving the report from China, the military verified that he had taken bribes and proceeded to expel him from the military, revoking his pension as well.” Some military observers suggest that Tun Tun Naung may face a court-martial.
However, Swe Taw, a former army captain who defected after the 2021 coup, believes that Tun Tun Naung is a close confidant of Min Aung Hlaing, the junta's top leader, so imprisonment is unlikely. Instead, he may simply be reassigned to the reserves for a period of "cold treatment."
According to records, Tun Tun Naung graduated from the Defence Services Academy of Myanmar and successively served as Commander of the Northern and Yangon Regional Military Commands, and as Director of the Special Operations Bureau. After the 2021 coup, he was promoted to Border Affairs Minister and was appointed as Interior Minister at the beginning of 2025, but was dismissed by the end of this January.
Sources in Naypyidaw revealed: “After receiving the report from China, the military verified that he had taken bribes and proceeded to expel him from the military, revoking his pension as well.” Some military observers suggest that Tun Tun Naung may face a court-martial.
However, Swe Taw, a former army captain who defected after the 2021 coup, believes that Tun Tun Naung is a close confidant of Min Aung Hlaing, the junta's top leader, so imprisonment is unlikely. Instead, he may simply be reassigned to the reserves for a period of "cold treatment."
According to records, Tun Tun Naung graduated from the Defence Services Academy of Myanmar and successively served as Commander of the Northern and Yangon Regional Military Commands, and as Director of the Special Operations Bureau. After the 2021 coup, he was promoted to Border Affairs Minister and was appointed as Interior Minister at the beginning of 2025, but was dismissed by the end of this January.