US slaps Myanmar with new sanctions, freezes assets of 22 senior officials

WASHINGTON – Government Joe Biden slapped 22 senior officials Myanmar and family members with sanctions over the country’s government’s crackdown on democratic protests after coup d’etat .

Finance Department United States of America (US) announced action against seven members of the Myanmar military and 15 spouses and children of officials previously sanctioned as part of the US response to last February’s coup and violence against demonstrators in the country.

“The military’s suppression of democracy and its campaign of brutal violence against the Burmese people is unacceptable,” the US Treasury said.

“The United States will continue to impose increasing costs on the Burmese military and promote accountability for those responsible for the military coup and ongoing violence, including by targeting sources of income for the military and its leaders,” he continued, using another name for Myanmar. AP, Saturday (3/7/2021).

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Among the targeted officials were Minister of Information Chit Naing, Minister of Investment and Foreign Economic Relations Aung Naing Oo, Minister of Manpower, Immigration and Population Myint Kyaing, Minister of Social Welfare, Aid and Resettlement Thet Thet Khine and three members of the State Administrative Council. formed by the military after the coup.

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