Office of the Attorney General (Myanmar)

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]

Office of the Union Attorney General
ပြည်ထောင်စုရှေ့နေချုပ်ရုံး
Agency overview
Formed1948 (1948)
TypeAgency
JurisdictionGovernment of Myanmar
HeadquartersNaypyidaw, Myanmar
MottoThe Legal Profession is a Noble Profession
Agency executive
Websitewww.oag.gov.mm

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 1 July 2018.
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