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Purging Predecessors: Inside the Ruthless Playbook of Myanmar’s Dictators. It is in a dictator’s nature to show no mercy when their power is challenged. Myanmar dictators both past and present provide the perfect example, the latest instance being the arrest of Dr. Nay Soe Maung, son-in-law of ex-dictator Than Shwe, by Min Aung Hlaing’s regime.

News of Dr. Nay Soe Maung’s detention felt like a familiar story to Myanmar people. In 2002, then-dictator Than Shwe opened the previous chapter by jailing the son-in-law and grandchildren of his predecessor, Ne Win, the country’s first military dictator. Now, Than Shwe finds himself on the receiving end, prompting many to remark that karma has come full circle.

Min Aung Hlaing – whom Than Shwe handpicked as his successor – had Nay Soe Maung arrested charge of “damaging state peace stability” his recent Facebook posts criticizing regime. Nay Soe Maung is married to Than Shwe’s favorite daughter, Kyi Kyi Shwe, is father of old dictator’s beloved grandson, Nay Shwe Thway Aung.

Speculation about Than Shwe’s continued influence in Myanmar politics heightened when Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi visited him at his luxury residence in Naypyitaw in mid-August. But soon after that visit, Min Aung Hlaing had his son-in-law arrested in a public move reported by junta-controlled newspapers.
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