US adds spouses, children to 22 officials sanctioned in Burma

Admin l Friday, July 02, 2021

WASHINGTON – The United States of America has imposed sanctions on 22 government officials, including spouses and children of government officials in Burma in response to the brutal campaign of violence perpetrated by the Burmese military regime.

The sanctions were based on Executive Order 14014 “Blocking Property With Respect to the Situation in Burma.”

“These include three additional State Administration Council (SAC) members and four military-appointed cabinet members, as well as 15 adult children or spouses of previously designated Burmese military officials whose financial networks have contributed to military officials’ ill-gotten gains”, Secretary of State, Anthony Blinken said in a statement.

In addition, the U.S. Department of Commerce is adding Wanbao Mining, Ltd., two of its subsidiaries, and King Royal Technologies to its Entity List.  These entities, according to Blinken provide revenue and/or other support to the Burmese military, while Wanbao Mining and its subsidiaries have long been implicated in labor rights violations and human rights abuses, including at the Letpadaung copper mine.

“Today’s measures further demonstrate that we will continue to take additional action against, and impose costs on, the military and its leaders until they reverse course and provide for a return to democracy”, the statement noted, adding that the United States is committed to promoting accountability for the Burmese military, the SAC, and all those who have provided support for the military coup.

He said the United States will continue to urge the Burmese military to fully cooperate in expeditious implementation of the ASEAN Five Point Consensus, and immediately restore Burma’s path to democracy.