UK, CANADA SANCTION MYANMAR JUNTA GENERALS

By The Financial District
Feb 20, 2021
2 min read

Britain and Canada have imposed sanctions on the Myanmar military generals accused of human rights violations following the Southeast Asian nation's recent military coup, Deutsche Presse-Agentur (dpa) reported.

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The United States has also imposed sanctions on the leaders of Myanmar's February 1 coup, and the European Union (EU) said it is considering taking similar action. The three individuals facing asset freezes and travel bans by Britain are: Minister of Defense Mya Tun Oo; Minister for Home Affairs Soe Htut, and; Deputy Minister for Home Affairs Than Hlaing.

Canada also blacklisted the defense and home affairs ministers along with seven others. Any assets they may have in the country are frozen and Canadians are prohibited from any financial dealings with them.

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"We work alongside our international partners who call for the restoration of the democratically elected government, and we echo their calls for the Myanmar military to release those who have been unjustly detained in the military takeover," Canadian Foreign Affairs Minister Marc Garneau said.

Britain also announced it was putting measures in place to prevent its foreign aid from indirectly supporting the new military-led government. US President Joe Biden last week order sanctions against the military regime. He said steps were also being taken to freeze out the military from $1 billion in assets held in the US.

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In Myanmar, protests against the military coup took place in several cities again on Thursday, with demonstrators calling for the release of civilian leader Suu Kyi and other detained politicians.

The UN human rights monitor for Myanmar, Tom Andrews, said recently that targeted sanctions are needed to back the mass protests. He called on the Security Council to look into arms embargoes, travel bans and international tribunals against military leaders. Andrews praised action taken by countries like New Zealand, which suspended all high-level political and military contact with Myanmar.

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