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The Treasury Department froze the assets of 10 current and retired top-ranking military leaders in Myanmar after a coup earlier this month that toppled the government of Aung San Suu Kyi.
U.S. Stands With The People, Imposes Sanctions On Myanmar s Coup Leaders
Thursday, February 11, 2021
Women protest on Wednesday against the military coup that toppled the government led by Aung San Suu Kyi earlier this month. The Biden administration on Thursday announced sanctions against several of the coup leaders.
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Updated at 2:51 p.m. ET
The Biden administration has imposed sanctions on 10 current and retired top-ranking leaders in Myanmar s military following a coup earlier this month that toppled the democratically elected government led by Aung San Suu Kyi.
In a statement issued Thursday afternoon, the Treasury Department announced it was freezing U.S.-based assets belonging to the sanctioned individuals. The list includes six members of the newly installed junta, including its head, Senior Gen. Min Aung Hlaing, and his deputy, Soe Win. Hlaing was already on a U.S. sanctions list from 2019, when he was targeted for the army s brutal crac