The army destroyed and removed the bronze statue of General Aung San in Kyungsang early in the morning

Yangon July 2 Irrawaddy Division Pathein District Kungsang Township, According to local residents, the bronze statue of General Aung San, the father of independence, which is located in Aung San Ward of Kyungsang, was forcibly removed by the Terrorist Military Council in the early morning of July 2, using cranes. According to local residents, at around 4:00 a.m. today, military council troops arrived with a large number of security forces and removed the bronze statue of General Aung San with a crane and carried it away in a vehicle. A local resident of Kyungsang said, "When the general's statue was removed at 4:00 a.m., some people were already outside. But they didn't even touch the edge and drove it away. They removed it with a crane and put it in a car. I don't know where it was taken. Now, the area where the statue was placed is surrounded by green fences and soldiers are guarding it," he told Yangon Modern News. After the removal of the statue, military council forces have kept security tight around the site until now, and residents have not allowed people to get close, residents said. Even this morning, Yangon General Aung San bronze statues in Taung Okklapa Township and Tha Keta Township were also demolished and removed by the Military Council Army and municipal teams. In recent months, the War on Terror Council has placed bronze statues of General Aung San across the country under strict security at night, and cranes, Backhoes A series of removals are being carried out using ground vehicles. Among such removals, on the morning of June 28, 2026, Sagaing Division, The military, military The police and non-CDM municipal employees demolished it with a backhoe. On the night of June 9, 2026, Bago Division, The bronze statue of General Aung San in Taung Ngu was removed and transported by the army and the municipality using cranes. In addition, on July 28, 2025, Nay Pyi Taw, The bronze statue of General Aung San in Pubbathiri Township was removed by cranes, It was removed by bulldozers, and the stage where the statue was erected was demolished. On August 7, 2025, the bronze statue of General Aung San in the center of Bagu was removed by the army at night by cutting off the lights and putting it in darkness. On November 1st, the statue of General Aung San in Pathein's Lake Three Phase Union Square was demolished using 2 bulldozers. Before that, on October 9, 2024, Mandalay Division, It is reported that General Aung San's bronze statue of General Aung San was demolished with earth-moving vehicles at the general square in Thasan, and the statue was taken to the Khmer (419) battalion by the army. Currently, the military council in Yangon, The Irrawaddy, Bago, Sagaing Bronze statues of General Aung San are being removed and destroyed in the whole country, including Nay Pyi Taw and Mandalay Divisions, and criticism and concerns among local residents continue to rise due to these actions. The post The army destroyed and removed the bronze statue of General Aung San in Gyeongsang appeared first on Khit Thit Media.