Myanmar military commander warns about constitutional change

28 March 2019
Myanmar military commander warns about constitutional change
(File) Myanmar's Vice Senior General Soe Win (L) speaks during the Joint Implementation Coordination Meeting (JICM) in Naypyitaw, Myanmar, 24 April 2017. Photo: Hein Htet/EPA

The deputy commander-in-chief of the Myanmar military has said the country’s constitutional reform efforts should be in line with existing law, and warned that any effort to change the constitution through popular power rather than legal means would disrupt Myanmar's stability, RFA reported.

Vice Senior General Soe Win made the comments about the newly formed constitutional reform committee spearheaded by the ruling National League for Democracy (NLD) government at a ceremony marking the country's 74th Armed Forces Day in the capital Naypyidaw.

He warned against implementing the desire of the majority without considering what other stakeholders want, calling it a violation of the rules.