A major Myanmar military arms trader, Dynasty International, also known as the Dynasty Group of Companies, has procured equipment for the Myanmar military after its illegal attempted coup, according to the rights group Justice for Myanmar
Dynasty International has close ties to the Belarus regime and has brokered the purchase of arms and related materiel from Belarus, Russia and Germany.
The company is led by Dr Aung Moe Myint, who is also the Honorary Consul of Belarus to Myanmar, and the representative of the Belarusian Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Myanmar.
In March 2021, Dynasty International imported Mi-17 parts from the Russian company Ural Avia, according to the trade database Import Genius. Ural Avia, based in Yekaterinburg, Russia, specialises in the supply of Mil helicopter components and aircraft repair.
Mi-17 helicopters are primarily used for military transportation.
According to the Irrawaddy, Dr Aung Moe Myint is the son of the former junta’s Home Affairs Minister, Lt Gen Phone Myint.
Dr Aung Moe Myint has operated Dynasty International with his twin brother, Hlaing Moe Myint and Myo Thitsar. Hlaing Moe Myint left the company in February 2022. While the company has been referred to as Dynasty Group of Companies, no legal entity with that name exists on Myanmar’s company registry.
Belarus is a major arms exporter and has a joint commission on military technical cooperation with the Myanmar military.
Following the Myanmar military’s illegal coup attempt, Dr Aung Moe Myint travelled to Belarus to discuss “expanding and intensifying bilateral cooperation” with the military junta.
At the time, Dr Aung Moe Myint was also awarded a medal by the Belarus regime in recognition of his work as honorary consul.
In June, Belarus was the only country to vote against a UN General Assembly resolution calling on UN members to “prevent the flow of arms into Myanmar”.
Dynasty International is the local partner of the German aircraft manufacturer Grob Aircraft SE. Grob did not respond to questions from Justice for Myanmar on the current status of their business with Dynasty International and the Myanmar military.
The Myanmar Air Force has a fleet of twenty Grob G 120P trainer aircraft, that were delivered from 2015 onwards in a transaction brokered by Dr Aung Moe Myint.
According to a source with knowledge of the transaction, targeting systems are installed in the aircraft, although Justice For Myanmar could not independently verify this. Grob did not respond to their request for comment.
Leaked documents further show Dynasty's role in supporting the Myanmar military to maintain their Grob fleet.
Among the documents, there is also a letter from the Myanmar Air Force that describes Dynasty Group as Grob’s “partner company.”
in 2017, Grob delivered 14 spare parts to Dynasty, under a contract with the Myanmar military worth 322,393 Euros, according to a leaked Ministry of Defence document.
On March 27, 2021, the junta demonstrated Grob aircraft during the Myanmar Armed Forces Day parade. On the same day, over 160 people were killed in brutal military attacks, as documented by the Assistance Association for Political Prisoners.
According to Justice for Myanmar, Dynasty International and its shareholders, including Dr Aung Moe Myint, are complicit in the Myanmar military’s atrocities and profit from the military's grave international crimes.
Myanmar’s government in exile, the National Unity Government (NUG), has already blacklisted Dynasty International along with eight other arms brokers. Now the international community must act.
Justice For Myanmar is calling for immediate targeted sanctions against Dynasty International and the individuals involved, Ural Avia, and all other businesses and individuals that supply and transfer arms and related equipment to the Myanmar military.
They also called on the German government to investigate and take swift action if Grob has violated EU sanctions. Potential violations may result from the company’s repair contract, supply of parts and the possible inclusion of a targeting system in the G120P aircraft.
Businesses are continuing to supply the junta. It is time for the UN Security Council to take action to stop the flow of arms, said Justice for Myanmar. They also demanded an immediate global arms embargo.
