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Prime Minister Min Aung Hlaing, commander-in-chief of Myanmar’s army, observed a flood-damaged bridge near Myanmar’s capital Naypyidaw in August 2018 – Photo: AFP
The European Union (EU) announced on March 22 to impose sanctions on 11 people involved in a military coup in Myanmar on 1-2. Among them was Governor General Min Aung Hlaing, commander-in-chief of the Myanmar army.
“We will implement sanctions against 11 people involved in this coup and we will go with force with the protesters,” said Josep Borrell, senior EU representative in charge of foreign policy and security.
According to Reuters, the sanctions are the EU’s most notable response since the military coup against the civilian government of Aung San Suu Kyi early last month. diary Nikkei Asia This is the strongest EU response to date with the 1-2 hit.
The EU side said that the Governor General Min Aung Hlaing “was responsible for undermining democracy and the rule of law in Myanmar.” Previously, Germany had condemned the level of violence in Myanmar as “completely unacceptable”.
Sources say at least 250 people have died in protests against the coup in Myanmar to date. On March 22, three people (including a 15-year-old boy) died in Mandalay, Myanmar’s second-largest city, according to Reuters.
EU Foreign Ministers approved a travel ban and froze assets targeting 11 people while attending the meeting in Brussels, Belgium. Until now, the EU still enforces an arms embargo on Myanmar and the bloc also aims to punish some senior Myanmar military officials starting in 2018.
According to Reuters, the EU is expected to soon take more aggressive action when the bloc wants to target companies operated by the Myanmar military.
Also on March 22, the US Treasury Department website said that the United States had imposed sanctions on individuals and entities involved in Myanmar’s military coup. Last month, Britain froze assets and imposed a travel ban on three Myanmar generals involved in the military coup.
