EU Sanctions 11 Individuals Over Myanmar Military Coup
The European Union instituted an asset freeze and travel ban on 11 Myanmar officials over their role in the military coup and subsequent police repression against peaceful protesters, the European Council announced in a March 22 news release. Ten of…
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the 11 sanctioned individuals are in the top ranks of the Myanmar armed forces, including Commander-in-Chief Min Aung Hlaing and Deputy Commander-in-Chief Soe Win. The lone nonmilitary individual is chairperson of the Union Election Commission for his role in scrapping the country's 2020 election results. The EU is pairing these sanctions with a pledge to withhold financial assistance going to the Myanmar government and to continue intensive diplomatic outreach.