The US has imposed sanctions on 16 military leaders and the State Administration Council of Myanmar. Of the 16, 13 are senior military leaders and the remaining “three are adult children of three senior military officials who were previously designated for US sanctions.”
The 13 senior leaders have been sanctioned for their role in the deadly assault on civilians. Similarly, the State Administration Council has been sanctioned because the armed forces established it “to support the unlawful overthrow of the democratically elected civilian government.”
Meanwhile, the UK and Canada have also announced additional sanctions on Myanmar’s military. The UK announced new sanctions against Myanmar Gems Enterprise, which is under the control of the military, and Canada imposed additional sanctions on military-linked individuals and entities. Internally, Myanmar is witnessing various uprisings by ethnic groups and militias against the military in Kachin state, Yangon and other cities.
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Shobhil Shrivastava