US Slaps Sanctions on More Myanmar Junta Members, Ruling Body
The military regime’s SAC and cabinet members, central bank governor and UEC chairman.
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By The Irrawaddy 18 May 2021
In its latest effort to put pressure on the military regime, the Biden administration has imposed sanctions on the junta’s governing body and key figures of its administration, including those in charge of economic and monetary policy.
The US has added Myanmar’s State Administration Council (SAC) to a list of its targeted sanctions. The body was created by coup leaders to support its unlawful overthrow of the democratically elected civilian government, the US said.