The United States on Monday imposed fresh sanctions on Myanmar’s junta, targeting the governing State Administrative Council (SAC) and 13 officials in the latest in a series of punitive actions following a military coup. The U.S. Treasury Department in statement accused the SAC, formed a day after the coup, of being created by Myanmar’s military to support it’s “unlawful overthrow of the democratically elected civilian government”. The move appeared to be the first time Washington has targeted civilian officials who are working with the junta, although some of them are retired military officers. The Treasury also imposed sanctions on three adult children of U.S.-blacklisted Myanmar military officials, according to the statement. Western nations have led condemnation of the junta and applied limited sanctions since it took power alleging fraud in an election won by Suu Kyi’s party in November.

Source: Egypt Independent May 17, 2021 14:26 UTC