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Intelligence officers who were active under former spy chief Gen Khin Nyunt say that the Burmese regime has been recruiting undercover police agents and informers to infiltrate dissident and opposition groups ahead of the 2010 election.
The head of Special Operations Bureau (1), Lt-Gen Ye Myint, has ordered new recruits to infiltrate the opposition, both inside and outside Burma, sources said.
The operation will also reportedly include campaigns of psychological warfare and subversive action among dissident groups.
Though Burma’s powerful Office of the Chief of Military Intelligence was abolished in October 2004, in recent months the ruling junta has begun to revamp its intelligence unit—now renamed “Military Security Affairs.” Sources told The Irrawaddy that it has recruited some former members of the intelligence services.
Exiled Burmese groups in Thailand said they believe that members of the Military Security Affairs may have already penetrated exiled dissident organizations as several Web sites and blogs believed to be run by pro-military agents recently distributed disinformation about exiled groups in an apparent effort to create mistrust among the dissident community in Thailand.
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Lt-Gen Tin Aung Myint Oo (Photo: AFP) |