The US, Canada and the United Kingdom impose new sanctions on the Myanmar military Europe News

Coordinated sanctions are the latest in a series of criminal measures aimed at Myanmar’s military authorities and related entities.

The United States, the United Kingdom and Canada have imposed coordinated sanctions on Myanmar’s military authorities and related entities, the latest in a series of criminal measures since the military took power in a February coup.

The U.S. said Monday that it was targeting the government’s State Board of Directors (SAC) and 13 officials, freezing all U.S. assets and banning Americans from dealing with them.

Canada said it had imposed additional sanctions on individuals and entities associated with the armed forces in Myanmar, while the United Kingdom had announced sanctions against the U.S. company Myanmar Gems Enterprise, including previous U.S. sanctions.

“The actions we have taken today underline our decision and that of our partners to apply political and financial pressure to the regime as long as it does not take important action to stop violence and respect the will of the people,” said US Secretary of State Antony Blink. a document announcing the movement.

The US appoints the Burmese State Board of Directors and 16 people associated with the military regime. We are doing this in conjunction with the UK and Canada, which are also putting costs on the regime. Thanks to my members, @DominicRaab @MarcGarneau, for your efforts.

– Secretary Antony Blinken (@SecBlinken) May 17, 2021

“Canada is with the people of Myanmar while they continue to fight for the restoration of democracy and freedom in their country, and we will not hesitate to take further action,” Canadian Foreign Minister Marc Garneau also said in a statement.

National protests have continued since the Myanmar military took power February 1 coupArrest and dismissal of civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi.

At least 796 people have been killed by security forces since the coup, according to a local monitoring group, and nearly 4,000 people are behind the looting.

The U.S. and other Western countries have consistently added major members of the military regime, as well as state-owned companies that fund it, to the list of sanctions in an attempt to push the army back to democracy.

The unrest has continued, however, with daily bombings, local militias set up to fight the army and protests and strikes against the ongoing coup across the Southeast Asian country.

Six opposition rebels were killed on Sunday hil after days of confrontation by the military, a civilian defense force against the coup said.

In the western state of Chin, the town of Mindat has emerged as a site of unrest as some residents have created the Chinland Defense Force (CDF).

“Six members of our CDF who tried to protect the safety of the people of Mindat were attacked [the military] and they sacrificed their lives for the national revolution, ”the CDF said in a statement.