[3] He is a staunch nationalist known for his hardline stance against the Rohingya people, having tirelessly campaigned against the minority group and having been involved in instigating attacks against them in the communal violence in 2012.

Dr Aye Maung personally won a seat for the Rakhine State No.1 constituency in the Amyotha Hluttaw, and assumed his role as member of parliament on 1 February 2011.

However, during the elections, he lost the race to the candidate from the National League for Democracy, leading some Arakanese to denounce Manaung residents as traitors to the 'Arakan cause'.

The police has announced that they intend to charge Dr Aye Maung for unlawful assembly, as well as for the act of high treason and the incitement of rebellion against the government.

[14] As part of a general amnesty to commemorate Union Day, Dr Aye Maung was one of 23,000 prisoners conditionally released on 12 February 2021 under the orders of the Chairman of the State Administrative Council.