He also served in prominent leadership positions in the Union Solidarity and Development Association , the progenitor of the Union Solidarity and Development Party ( USDP ) , the country 's military-backed political party . On 2 May 2011 , Aung Thaung was appointed Secretary 1 of the USDP . He was also involved in brokering several ceasefire agreements with ethnic rebel groups , but was sidelined from the Burmese government 's negotiating team with the Kachin Independence Organization in 2012 , citing " health reasons . " He is often cited by opposition activists as one of the key architects of the Depayin massacre . Leaked diplomatic cables linked him to plainclothes paramilitary militias that opposed and attacked protesters to incite counterattack from the protesters , which could serve as a pretext for their arrest . These paramilitary militias were accused of inciting anti-Muslim riots in Myitkyina in March 2013
Depayin massacre
Depayin massacre
Aung Thaung