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.

[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.

[1] On 16 October 2022 soldiers affiliated with the State Administration Council entered Thit Nyi Naung as part of a broader campaign of searches throughout the region, abducting Saw Tun Moe from his school.

"[1] Following the killing, members of the NUG-affiliated People's Defence Force launched two drone strikes against the Tatmadaw, near the settlements of Hpayar Taung and Yae Pyar.