Dominic Raab announces further sanctions on Myanmar FURTHER sanctions are to be imposed on Myanmar from the UK. Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab announced that measures would be targetted against a group believed to be chanelling funds to the military. It comes amid growing concerns about Myanmar s governance, with reports that hundreds of civilian protesters have been killed by the country s military in the past two months. Aung San Suu Kyi, leader of the country s ruling party the National League for Democracy and other senior officials were deposed by the Tatmadaw Myanmar s military - on February 1, with violence growing since. Today the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office said there was “credible evidence” that Myanmar Economic Corporation (MEC) was supporting the armed forces which have been responsible for serious human-rights violations in the country.
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