U.S. blacklists adult children of Myanmar junta s leader
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People help an injured man during protests in Mandalay, Myanmar, on Feb. 28. Security forces continue to crackdown on demonstrations against the military coup. Photo by Xiao Long/UPI | License Photo
March 10 (UPI) The Biden administration blacklisted the adult children of the Myanmar junta s leader on Wednesday as human rights groups warn of escalating violence in the Southeast Asian nation.
Treasury announced Aung Pyae Sone, 36, and Khin Thiri Thet Mon, 39, the adult children of armed forces Commander-in-Chief Min Aung Hlaing, as well as six of their companies have been sanctioned, freezing all of their U.S. property and assets while barring Americans from doing business with them.
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WASHINGTON
– Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctioned the two adult children of the commander-in-chief of the Burmese military forces, Min Aung Hlaing, who is the leading actor in the overthrow of Burma’s democratically elected government, as well as six companies of his two adult children. Treasury took these actions in response to the Burmese military’s coup against the democratically elected civilian government of Burma and its brutal killing of peaceful protesters. The United States stands in solidarity with the people of Burma, and we remain committed to promoting accountability for those responsible for the coup and ongoing violence. The United States urges the immediate release of State Counselor Aung San Suu Kyi and President Win Myint, as well as all others unjustly detained since February 1, including members of civil society, journalists, and human rights activists.
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