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US Citizen Among the Advisers to Myanmar Military Regime Despite Sanctions Imposed by US
Dr. Salai Ngun Cung Lian in 2020. / The Irrawaddy
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By Nyein Nyein 20 February 2021
Myanmar’s military regime formed an advisory board to its State Administrative Council (SAC) on Thursday, and one of its seven members is a United States citizen, despite the fact that the US has imposed sanctions on coup leaders.
Dr. Salai (Andrew) Ngun Cung Lian, a United States citizen, is former legal counsel for the defunct Myanmar Peace Center and Rakhine State Inquiry Commission under the President U Thein Sein administration from 2012 to 2015.