The US government has announced a ban on seven members of the Myanmar military and 15 members of their families. The US imposed this restriction in response to the February coup in Myanmar and crackdown on protesters in the country.
Washington. America’s Joe Biden administration on Friday banned 22 senior officials and their family members due to the government’s crackdown on pro-democracy protesters after the coup in Myanmar. The US government has announced sanctions on seven members of the Myanmar military and 15 members of their families. The US imposed this restriction in response to the February coup in Myanmar and crackdown on protesters in the country. Apart from this, the sanctions imposed earlier on three Iranian officials were lifted.
The US Treasury Department said that the military’s suppression of democracy and the campaign of brutal violence against the people of Burma (Myanmar) is unacceptable. The statement said that the US will continue to impose fines against the Myanmar military. Restrictions have been imposed against several senior ministers including Myanmar’s Information Minister Chit Neng, Labor Minister, Social Welfare Minister. The property of these officers in the US jurisdiction will be blocked and the American people will not be able to do any kind of business with them.
raised Department gave no explanation to lift the ban on the three officials of Iran, but officials said the move means the former Were. The previous Donald Trump administration had banned Iran’s Behzad Daniel Ferdos, Behzad Daniel Ferdos and Mohammad Reza Dejafulian.
