Killing of Saw Tun Moe

Killing of Saw Tun Moe

Part of the Myanmar civil war
class=notpageimage| Location in Myanmar
Date	16–17 October 2022 (2022-10-16 – 2022-10-17)
Location	Taung Myint, Myanmar
Coordinates	21°23′56″N 94°28′44″E / 21.39889°N 94.47889°E / 21.39889; 94.47889
Motive	Militarism, opposition to the National Unity Government
Target	Saw Tun Moe
Perpetrator	Tatmadaw, Pyusawhti militias

On 17 October 2022, high school teacher Saw Tun Moe was kidnapped and extrajudicially killed by militants associated with Myanmar's State Administration Council. The killing, sparked by Saw Tun Moe's career as an educator at a National Unity Government-affiliated school, was noted for its brutality, with the victim being decapitated and his head being publicly displayed. The killing was subject to international condemnation from the United States.