The National League for Democracy (NLD) has suspended a high-ranking party member for rules violations. U Myo Yan Naung Thein, secretary of the Central Committee for Research and Strategic Study was put on suspension for undisclosed infractions, U Nyan Win, a party spokesperson announced.

“We received the investigation report on U Myo Yan Naung Thein. The Central Executive Committee decided at its meeting to suspend him from his duties according to party rules, as he committed infractions,” party spokesperson U Myo Nyunt told reporters on Sunday. 

Although the party has not revealed the specific rules violations, the announcement follows a series of suspensions within the NLD. According to an article in the Myanmar Times, the party suspended on Monday three of its officials in Tanintharyi Region and is running an investigation against them. The investigation is related to a scandal that has plagued the party since NLD Tanintharyi chief minister Dr Lei Lei Maw was arrested. Her charges were suspicion of nepotism and corruption after she awarded several high value no-bid infrastructure contracts. Four senior NLD officials resigned their positions amid the scandal.

“We investigated [the three suspended officials], and this was the penalty decided on by the party. We suspended them from all of their duties, but no further details can be provided,” the NLD spokesperson said.