Killing of Saw Tun Moe
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| Part of the Myanmar civil war | |
  Location in Myanmar | |
| Date | 16–17 October 2022 |
|---|---|
| Location | Taung Myint, Myanmar |
| Coordinates | 21°23′56″N 94°28′44″E / 21.39889°N 94.47889°E |
| Motive | Militarism, opposition to the National Unity Government |
| Target | Saw Tun Moe |
| Perpetrator | Tatmadaw, Pyusawhti militias |
On 17 October 2022, high school teacher Saw Tun Moe was kidnapped and extrajudicially killed by militants associated with Myanmar's State Administration Council. The killing, sparked by Saw Tun Moe's career as an educator at a National Unity Government-affiliated school, was noted for its brutality, with the victim being decapitated and his head being publicly displayed. The killing was subject to international condemnation from the United States.
Prior to the outbreak of the Myanmar civil war Saw Tun Moe had been a private educator in Magway[1] for 20 years, and was director of a boarding school.[2] After participating in protests against the 2021 Myanmar coup d'état, Saw Tun Moe joined a school associated with the anti-coup National Unity Government in the village of Thit Nyi Naung, Pauk Township where he taught mathematics. He also taught at another school, and was involved in the administration of Thit Nyi Naung. At the time of the killing, he was 46 years old.[1]