On behalf of the people of Myanmar, I would like to express my most sincere gratitude to the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control for designating strict sanctions on twenty-two individuals who are supporting the killing of innocent civilians nationwide in Myanmar.  The full press release is as follows:

“WASHINGTON — Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) designated 22 individuals connected to Burma’s military regime”

“Among the individuals sanctioned today are seven key members of Burma’s military, which continues to repress the pro-democracy movement in the country and use lethal force against the people of Burma, including children and members of ethnic minority groups.  The other 15 individuals are the spouses or adult children of previously designated senior Burmese military officials whose financial networks have contributed to military officials’ ill-gotten gains.  OFAC designated all these individuals pursuant to Executive Order (E.O.) 14014, “Blocking Property with Respect to the Situation in Burma.”  These sanctions are not directed at the people of Burma.”

     “The military’s suppression of democracy and campaign of brutal violence against the people of Burma are unacceptable,” said Andrea Gacki, Director of the Office of Foreign Assets Control.  “Today’s action demonstrates that the United States will continue to impose increasing costs on Burma’s military and promote accountability for those responsible for the military coup and ongoing violence, including by targeting sources of revenue for the military and its leaders.”

     “These measures complement new restrictions announced today by the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) on four entities that have provided support to Burma’s military.  Effective July 2, BIS added the following four entities to the Department of Commerce Entity List set forth in Supp. No. 4 to Part 744 of the Export Administration Regulations, 15 CFR Parts 730-774 (EAR): King Royal Technologies Co., Ltd., a telecommunications company providing satellite communication services to Burma’s military, as well as Wanbao Mining and its two subsidiaries, Myanmar Wanbao Mining Copper, Ltd. and Myanmar Yang Tse Copper, Ltd., copper mining companies that provide support to Burma’s military through revenue-sharing arrangements with Myanma Economic Holdings Limited, which Treasury designated on March 25, 2021 pursuant to E.O. 14014.  As a consequence of their addition to the Entity List, a license requirement applies to all items subject to the EAR that are destined for the four entities, and BIS will review any license applications under a review policy of a presumption of denial”

     “As part of today’s action, the following seven individuals, who are members of Burma’s military regime, are designated pursuant to E.O. 14014 for being foreign persons who are or were leaders or officials of the Government of Burma on or after February 2, 2021:

• Saw Daniel, Banyar Aung Moe, and Aye Nu Sein are members of the State Administrative Council (SAC), the body created by the military on February 2, 2021 to support its unlawful overthrow of the democratically elected civilian government, and which Treasury designated on May 17, 2021 pursuant to E.O. 14014;

• Chit Naing is the Minister for Information;
  
• Aung Naing Oo is the Minister for Investment and Foreign Economic Relations;
  
• Myint Kyaing is the Minister for Labor, Immigration, and Population; and
  
• Thet Thet Khine is the Minister of Social Welfare, Relief, and Resettlement.

     “In addition to the individuals identified above, the following 15 individuals are designated pursuant to E.O. 14014 for being a spouse or adult child of a person whose property and interests in property are blocked pursuant to E.O. 14014.

• Kyu Kyu Hla is the spouse of SAC Chairman Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, whom Treasury designated on February 11, 2021;
  
• Than Than Nwe is the spouse of SAC Vice Chairman Vice Senior General Soe Win, whom Treasury designated on February 11, 2021;
  
• Thet Thet Aung is the spouse of SAC member General Mya Tun Oo, whom Treasury designated on February 11, 2021;
  
• Than Than Aye is the spouse of SAC member Admiral Tin Aung San, whom Treasury designated on February 11, 2021;
  
• Aung Mar Myint is the spouse of SAC member General Maung Maung Kyaw, whom Treasury designated on February 22, 2021;
  
• Khaing Pa Pa Chit is the spouse of SAC member Lieutenant General Moe Myint Tun, whom Treasury designated on February 22, 2021;
  
• Moe Htet Htet Tun is the adult child of Lieutenant General Moe Myint Tun;
  
• Khaing Moe Myint is the adult child of Lieutenant General Moe Myint Tun;
  
• Yadanar Moe Myint is the adult child of Lieutenant General Moe Myint Tun;
  
• Daw Nilar is the spouse of SAC member Lieutenant General Ye Win Oo, whom Treasury designated on February 11, 2021;
  
• Theit Thinzar Ye is the adult child of Lieutenant General Ye Win Oo;
  
• Ohn Mar Myint is the spouse of SAC member Lieutenant General Aung Lin Dwe, whom Treasury designated on February 11, 2021;
  
• Shwe Ye Phu Aung is the adult child of Lieutenant General Aung Lin Dwe;
  
• Hlaing Bwar Aung is the adult child of Lieutenant General Aung Lin Dwe; 
  
• Phyo Arkar Aung is the adult child of Lieutenant General Aung Lin Dwe.

     “As a result of today’s OFAC action, all property and interests in property of the persons named above that are in the United States, or in the possession or control of U.S. persons, are blocked and must be reported to OFAC.  In addition, any entities that are owned, directly or indirectly, in the aggregate, 50 percent or more by one or more blocked persons are also blocked.”

     “Unless authorized by a general or specific license issued by OFAC, or otherwise exempt, all transactions by U.S. persons or within (or transiting) the United States that involve any property or interests in property of designated or otherwise blocked persons are prohibited.  The prohibitions include the making of any contribution or provision of funds, goods, or services by, to, or for the benefit of any blocked person or the receipt of any contribution or provision of funds, goods, or services from any such person.”

The people of Myanmar would also like to reiterate our sincere thanks to the people and government of the United States of America for standing in solidarity with our nation, and being a strong voice for our nation. We very much appreciate the efforts of the United States to coordinate targeted sanctions against key tatmadaw personnel, as well as tatmadaw-linked companies and cronies, and for earlier having placed sanctions on the junta’s ‘SAC (Security Administration Council)’. Additionally, we would like to express our gratitude to the United States government for taking a strong leadership role at the UN and G7 Summits on behalf of the people of Myanmar, and for the recognition of CRPH and NUG as important voices of many in this nation.

We urge communities across the globe to follow the lead of the United States government by putting more financial pressure on the junta and taking strong actions against these international criminals. It is critical for all democratic and freedom-loving nations of the world to stand with us in a coordinated campaign of broader and tougher sanctions that will cut the flow of revenue and weapons sales to this murderous regime.

Unfortunately, without the constraints of immediate, even stricter and tougher sanctions, it won’t be long before the tatmadaw terrorist forces unleash yet more strife and bloodshed across this nation, resulting in inhumane cruelty against innocent and defenseless citizens. I am therefore asking the United States of America and the International Community to place additional sanctions against Myanmar Oil and Gas, and all other state-owned enterprises, as quickly as possible.

Finally, we once again appeal to the children and families of the terrorist junta ‘SAC’ to help end your parents’ reign of terror on the fifty-four million people of Myanmar. They have murdered over nine hundred national heroes, including seventy-two children. You will have blood on your own hands if you do not use your positions and voices to stand up and help put an end to this senseless bloodshed. If you choose the right side of history, you will become national heroes; but If not, you will share in the responsibility of your parent’s crimes, and thus you will also share in their inevitable just sentences.

H.E. Dr. Sasa
Union Minister of the Ministry of International Cooperation & NUG Spokesperson

Read the official press release of the Government of the United States of America:
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