Office of the Attorney General (Myanmar)

Office of the Union Attorney General
ပြည်ထောင်စုရှေ့နေချုပ်ရုံး
Agency overview
Formed 1948 (1948)
Type Agency
Jurisdiction Government of Myanmar
Headquarters Naypyidaw, Myanmar
Motto The Legal Profession is a Noble Profession
Agency executive
Website www.oag.gov.mm

The Office of the Attorney General of Myanmar (Burmese: ပြည်ထောင်စုရှေ့နေချုပ်ရုံး; abbreviated OAG) serves as the Government of Myanmar's main legal advisory body. The Office is led by the Union Attorney General of Myanmar.[1] The incumbent Attorney General is Htun Htun Oo, who was appointed on 5 April 2016. Also, in 2016, lawyers and activists were pressing for the creation of a Ministry of Justice (which has never existed in Myanmar's history) in order for the government to elect a Chief Justice rather than the President.[2]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Myo Thant (18 February 2011). "Tin Aye is EC chairman; Tun Shin nominated For Atty-Gen". Mizzima. Retrieved 15 April 2012.
  2. ↑ "Lawyers, activists press for Justice Ministry". The Myanmar Times. Retrieved 2018-07-01.
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