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Jakarta, CNBC Indonesia – The administration of President of the United States (USA) Joe Biden once again dropped a ‘bomb’ on Myanmar. Not in the real sense, but sanctions.
This time the sentences were for two members of the military junta responsible for the February 1 coup, which toppled the leader. of facto Aung San Suu Kyi, in that country. The Finance Ministry’s Foreign Assets Monitoring Office said the sanctions were targeting Lt. Gen. Moe Myint Tun and Gen. Maung Maung Kyaw.
“The military must cancel its actions and immediately restore the democratically elected government of Burma (another name for Myanmar), or the Ministry of Finance will not hesitate to take further action,” the department said in a statement on Monday (2/22/2021). ), quoted from Reuters.
The sanctions in place would freeze both US assets. US citizens or foreigners are also prohibited from dealing with the two generals.
In a coup that took place in early February, Suu Kyi was arrested along with several senior officials from her National League for Democracy (NLD) party. The military junta accused the victory of Suu Kyi of cheating.
This led to protests for days by anti-military citizens. This made the Myanmar junta even more violent.
The military threatened residents not to participate in the demonstrations and to take to the streets. The junta emphasized that many people would lose their lives if the mass strike continued.
Quoted AFP, This was broadcast on a newscast broadcast by the country’s news agency on Sunday night (2/21/2021). This was done after the bloody demonstration on Saturday, which left three dead.
The victim was killed when security forces opened fire on protesters in the cities of Mandalay and Yangon. On Friday, a young protester also died the day after being shot in the head and spent nearly two weeks in critical condition.
The woman who was buried on Sunday is the first confirmed death victim from the protests. Now it has become a powerful symbol of the anti-junta movement that is currently expanding.
Europa Block Myanmar Development Fund
Meanwhile, European Union ministers agreed to impose sanctions on the Myanmar military. Part of the development aid will be withheld.
“We took a political agreement to implement sanctions against the military responsible for the coup and their economic interests,” said the head of foreign policy, Josep Borrell.
“All direct financial support from our development system for the government reform program is withheld.”
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